What is Unbridled Healing?
When Kerri Gaskin of Coverdale Counselling & Consulting and Angela Geddes of Soul On Fire Professional and Personal Coaching first met at by chance at a CBDC event in the fall of 2017 it was only the beginning. After that meeting, they both walked away and k
new they had work to do together. However, life, work, families, health all intervened and it wasn’t until another meeting at a networking event in the fall of 2018 that they were able to re-connect. 
Both horse lovers/owners and experts in their own fields, they knew that working with horses and combining their years of training and experience to help others was what they wanted to do.
Fast forward to 2019 and they have teamed up to provide equine-assisted therapy and equine-assisted learning programs under the Eagala Model.
What does Unbridled Healing offer?
Equine-assisted (un-mounted) programs for:
Individuals- Groups
- Organizations
What subjects does the Unbridled Healing team cover?
- Compassion Fatigue & Professional Burnout
- Trauma and PTSD
- Leadership Development
- Confidence Building After Injury or Accident
- Performance Anxiety
- Team Building
- Workplace Wellness
- Self-esteem
- Work-Life Balance
- Programs for Women and Girls
- And more!!!
PROGRAMS BEGINNING JULY 2019!!
Wednesdays July 10 – August 14 (registration required for closed groups)
Girls and Horses 9:30 am-12 noon (grades 6-8) $385
Teens and Horses 1:30 pm-4 pm (grades 9-12) $385
Women in Transition 6:30 pm-8 pm (age 19+) $300
Thursdays July 11 – August 15 (registration required for closed groups)
Smart Girls & Ponytails 9am -11am (grades 3-5) $300
Running on Empty (dates and time TBD)
*No horse experience required!
**All programs require closed toe shoes, sunscreen, bug spray, and water bottle
Investment:
- Individuals: $175/45 minutes; $200 for 90 minutes
- 1/2 day programs: contact for information
- Full day programs: contact for information
- Customized programs: contact for information
- Smart Girls & Ponytails: $300 (6-sessions, 2hrs/session)
- Girls & Horses : $385 (6-sessions, 2.5hrs/session)
- Teens & Horses : $385 (6-sessions, 2.5hrs/session)
- Women Supporting Women in Times of Transition: $300 (6-sessions, 1.5hrs/session)
- Running on Empty: A Compassion Fatigue Prevention Program for Caring Professionals: $397 (1/2 day)
“The E
AGALA Model is an experiential framework specifically designed to allow participants the freedom to discover, learn, and grow from the unique horse-human relationship.”
Known as equine-assisted psychotherapy, or equine-assisted learning depending on the session objectives, the EAGALA Model is the global standard for professionals. With over 2,500 certified members in 45 countries, EAGALA sets the standard in the world of equine-assisted psychotherapy and personal development.
The EAGALA Model is highly professional.
EAGALA is the leading association offering a fully-developed, professionally endorsed treatment model for mental health professionals practicing equine-assisted psychotherapy. The EAGALA Model stands alone in the world of equine-assisted psychotherapy and personal development because of the model’s standards, code of ethics, continuing education requirements, replicable framework, and team approach. Under the EAGALA Model, both a registered, credentialed Mental Health Professional and a certified Equine Specialist work together collaboratively at all times to assure clients get the therapeutic attention and support they need as they make life changes.
The most effective work happens on the ground.
The EAGALA Model involves no riding or horsemanship, making it both safe and effective. Clients work directly with horses face-to-face on the same footing. This ground level work enables clients to better perceive the horses’ actions and reactions as they work to process and solve their life challenges. Under the trained eye of the EAGALA Treatment Team, horses offer clients honest feedback and usable information that helps them understand how their process and actions affect others and impacts their lives.
The EAGALA Model is client-centered and solution-oriented.
The work is built on the premise that it’s the clients who best determine the kinds of life changes they need to make in order to improve their lives. The job of the EAGALA treatment team is to put the EAGALA Model to work to meet the clients’ goals by engaging the unique intuitive power of horses to help them understand their process and practice the changes they want to make in a safe, supportive setting.
Source: http://home.eagala.org/about/model
EAGALA is the only association with a code of ethics AND a process to uphold those ethics assuring the highest standard of care.
WHY HORSES?
INTELLIGENT PREY ANIMALS
To evade predators, horses have evolved to be extremely sensitive to their environment. They instinctively analyze and react to our body language and other nonverbal cues providing us with valuable feedback and insights for other areas of our lives.
LARGE AND POWERFUL
It’s hard to ignore a horse with their size and presence. We can’t just control a powerful horse. Approaching horses helps us reflect how we approach our relationships and how we can face other big or overwhelming things in our lives.
HERD ANIMALS WITH DISTINCT PERSONALITIES
Horses are social animals with defined roles within a herd. They have distinct personalities, attitudes, and moods. They could be stubborn or they could be playful. In other words, horses are a lot like us.
Source: http://home.eagala.org/about/model
EAGALA is the only association with a code of ethics AND a process to uphold those ethics assuring the highest standard of care.