Horse Walks on Water: Impossible or Innovation by Sharolyn Wallace & Charlie Bowman

1 CEU Click Here to Register and Pay Presenter Name: Sharolyn Wallace, PhDLicensure Credentials: PhD, LCSW, RPT-S, IMH-E, Eagala ES/MHPSecondary Presenter: Charlie Bowman We know the power of the horse, or do we? What do we know about the horse’s behavior in the Eagala session? Oftentimes behaviors such as pinning of ears, whaling eyes, resting or cocked hooves, or standing square are interpreted as having distinct meaning. Some researchers have indicated that a horse can become quite stressed by dysregulated, aggressive, and impulsive behaviors demonstrated bythe humans in their presence (Craig, Nieforth, Rosenfeld, 2020). What does the research of physiological impacts of equine involved in EAP/EAAT suggest? This workshop will explore current research as well as anecdotal comparisons of Equine Specialists and other people with extensive equine experience. Hultsjo and Jormfeldt (2022) noted that participants in an equine-assisted group therapy often identified the horse with several u