Healing with Horses Ranch
A place where horses heal... body, mind, and soul

Healing with Horses Ranch is a 501(c)(3) equine-facilitated therapy center that promotes increase independence and resilience through the power of the horse. By creating space for healthy relationships between horses and humans, we help students learn life skills in a safe, inclusive environment. We don’t want to just touch lives, we want to change lives.

Healing with Horses Ranch was founded in 2011 as a Professional Association for Therapeutic Horsemanship, International (PATH, Intl) member center by Patty D’Andrea, a PATH Intl Advanced Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor and Certified Equine Specialist. In 2018, we became a PATH Intl Premier Accredited Center. We are based in Austin, TX, and serve South East Austin, Travis and Bastrop Counties, and surrounding areas.

Our Mission:
Our mission is to promote resilience and independence in mind, body, and soul through the power of the horse. We don’t want to just touch lives, we want to change lives

Our Vision: 
We strive to offer the highest standard for equine-facilitated therapy that, in turn, impacts the holistic health of the surrounding community.

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Our Work

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The equine is at the center of everything we do. They are the true teachers for each of our services, which include Adaptive Riding, Equine-Facilitated Learning, and Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy. Each of our evidence-based programs allows us to address challenges experienced by at-risk individuals, veterans, and people with disabilities with a trauma-informed approach.

While each lesson is unique, building the bond between the equine and the individual anchor's everything we do. By modeling healthy forms of communication, choice, self-awareness, and acceptance, we help individuals develop new tools that can help them overcome challenges in the real world.

In addition to setting a standard for the entire industry with the quality of our services, we strive to ensure any individual in need has access to the benefits of equine-facilitated therapy. We offer partial to full financial hardship assistance for each program, and veterans receive free services, always.

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​Why equine-facilitated?

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Body

The rhythmic, three-dimensional and symmetrical movement of the horse provides physical benefits including enhanced:

• Muscle tone for strength and agility.
• Circulation, respiration and metabolism.
• Balance and coordination.
• Fine and gross motor skills.

Mind

The therapeutic riding experience offers unique opportunities for cognitive advancement such as increased:

• Concentration, reasoning and attention span
• Sensory integration
• Visual and spatial perception
• Language skills

Soul

The opportunity to bond and partner with the horse, achieve mobility, and increase independence results in improved:

• Self-image 
• Motivation
• Self-confidence 
• Self-discipline