Equine Therapy
Connecting Horses & People

Contributing Author Michael Hughes The bond between humans and horses has been forged over thousands of years. Modern interactions benefit from this bond. Horses provide companionship and contribute to therapies that promote mental and physical well-being. It is a relationship that greatly benefits humans when it comes to the healing powers that horses provide. How does this happen? Horses are able to sense human emotions and body language, which provides immediate and tangib

By Susan Brown I’ve spent a lot of hours with Courageous Connections – making friends with the folks who imagined and then built it; witnessing the clients who came in search of both courage and connection; greeting the patient horses who give freely of their spirit and strength.  Way back when, while completely unsure of what I was getting into, I began meeting with Kathy Sanders, one of the founders of Courageous Connections. While we sussed out what I could do to help, o

Molly has been at Courageous Connections for a couple of years and is always excited to be with her instructors. Every week she pulls on...

Contributing Author ~ Susan Brown Bennie & Bodie meeting The Girls. When anyone experiences trauma – abuse, illness, loss – the path to...

By Jess Marlee From left to right: Remi, Jess, and Kathy. I appreciate the consistent training Courageous Connections provides. It showed...

By Punkin & Susan Brown It’s shaping up to another good morning. The sun’s shining through my stall door, I’ve had my grain, and my hay...