Hey, the results of the 2012 survey of the Equine Assisted Therapy world is out! People are getting the message and figuring out the power of this kind of therapy for healing and helping! This was a survey taken by the EAGALA (Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association)-reaching out to all of its certified practitioners. Here are some of the results:
There were 35,143 clients served throughout the world
This included 63,134 hours provided
There were 3,843 horses involved
The issues addressed for these various clients break down in the following way:
ADHD: 29.3%
Autism Spectrum: 17.9%
Children ages 0-nine: 23.1%
Children/youth ages 10-eighteen: 60.5%
Corporate/organizational development: 17.5%
Criminal offenders: 7.7%
Depression/anxiety: 53.3%
Eating disorders: 14.7%
Family/couples relationship: 35.8%
Grief and loss: 28.1%
Human child trafficking: 1.4%
Men’s group: 2.3%
Military: 11.6%
PTSD/trauma: 40.1%
School groups/sessions contracted by schools: 13.2%
Self-improvement/wellness: 31.3%
Sexual abuse-perpetrators: 1.6%
Sexual abuse-victims: 25.9%
Substance abuse/alcohol: 30.4%
Teams: 12.5%
Women’s groups: 18.6%
Others: 21.8%
What stands out for me is that DEPRESSION/ANXIETY with PTSD/TRAUMA chasing close behind it are two of the main challenges treated with equines. Next comes SELF-IMPROVEMENT/WELLNESS. This fits with our current program perfectly. Working with families and couples is also a “big one” for us as well as other practitioners. I am very encouraged and excited about these results. We are “catching on” but guess who is NOT SURPRISED!
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