Equine-Assisted Learning
Equine-Assisted Learning (or “EAL”) is the facilitation of experiential learning incorporating equines to promote the development of life skills for educational, professional, or personal goals (PATH, Intl., 2025).
A qualified professional facilitates EAL activities to provide an environment that integrates equine-human interaction, supported by a planned learning experience, to meet identified goals for the participant(s). Participants are exposed to activities to promote the discovery of life skills, such as healthy decision making, problem solving, creative and critical thinking, and self-awareness.
This is an unmounted learning experience, there is no riding involved.
Adaptive Horseback Riding
Adaptive riding, sometimes called “therapeutic riding”, is an activity in which the student performs mounted and unmounted work on or around the horse. The goal of adaptive riding is to build participants’ skills in horsemanship and horseback riding.
Centerstone Therapy 