Equine Therapy

Welcome to Heartfelt Support’s Equine Therapy in Adelaide!

Equine therapy, also known as horse therapy or hippotherapy, is a type of therapy that uses horses to improve individuals’ physical, emotional, and cognitive functions. At Heartfelt Support, we provide equine therapy to Adelaide residents of all ages who may benefit from this unique and effective form of therapy, using our Australia Saddle Pony Astro, our American Standard Miniature Horse Rocky, Champion Shetland Pony Vik and our rescue Brumby Noddy.

There are many benefits to equine therapy, including:

1. Enhanced physical abilities: Balance, coordination, and strength are necessary for our guided groundwork and horse care. Participants in equine therapy may experience gains in their physical abilities and mobility.
2. Improved cognitive function: Working with horses necessitates focus, problem-solving, and judgment. Participants in equine therapy may experience improvements in their cognitive function and information-processing skills.
3. Enhanced self-esteem and confidence: Equine therapy can assist people in feeling pride in their accomplishments and self-worth as a result of their improvement.
4. Tension and anxiety reduction: Equine therapy’s outdoor location and calming horse presence can be highly calming and help lower stress and anxiety.
5. A person’s social skills can be improved through equine therapy, which involves working with both the horses and the therapy team. This can help people form relationships with others and improve their social abilities.

Whatever your reason, consider Heartfelt Support’s equine therapy sessions. During these sessions, you’ll learn all about horse care and basic horse groundwork while also having the opportunity to interact with a professional equine therapy session leader. While taking part in this interactive experience, you’ll feel a sense of peace while being surrounded by the healing powers of horses.

There’s a funny expectation in society that any form of therapy has to be hard work and not enjoyable. We say that’s nonsense! Heartfelt Support is the perfect place to visit if you’re looking for a fun and enriching way to help improve your mental, physical and emotional health. Our therapy sessions are great for anyone who wants to increase their overall wellness or just has a special interest in engaging with horses. 

Heartfelt Support’s equine therapy sessions offer a unique opportunity to learn about horse care and experience the therapeutic benefits of interacting with horses. Join us to feel a sense of peace and healing in the company of these majestic animals.

At Heartfelt Support, we understand the importance of each and every participant, and working together we can devise the best therapy sessions to help meet your goals.

Our goal is to make your sessions as easy, fun, and comfortable as possible, so please feel free to reach out at any time – our team is here for you! For any further information, you can call us or use our self-referral form linked below.

Useful Links:

Self Referral form to if you would like to discuss this for yourself (or someone else).
Application Page if you already know this is for you.

Read the life story of Noddy, our rescue brumby from our blog

The benefits of miniature horses such as Rocky in Equine Therapy

An article about the popularity of equine therapy in Australia from our blog

Our Brochure :EQUINE THERAPY

A (long) article on long-term benefits of equine therapy.

Here are some interesting publications and studies on equine therapy: