ACTIVE RESEARCH
Research conducted at Success Ranch: D.S.L. Therapies
THERAPY IS MORE THAN TALK: EXPLORING EQUINE-ASSISTED PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CHILDREN WITH TRAUMA
STEPHANIE LOCKHART
A THESIS
Key themes identified from the perspective of research participants
Research participant viewpoint on EAP supporting children with trauma
“We could offer horses and make differences that could save lives."
"I had to say confident; I felt super confident.”
"It's a safe space to release some of the trauma that maybe they had been hiding"
"We really needed to slow things down…”
“He wanted the love, and I was there to give it.”
"I learned a lot about myself"
