Amy’s Story: An Existential-Integrative Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy Approach to Anorexia Nervosa

Lac, Veronica

doi:10.1177/0022167815627900

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“…Unpublished or studies in grey literature were not included. Studies that did not clearly indicate mounted‐activities, those focused on Grounded‐EAT interventions, or that included mounted activities only under exceptional circumstances, as in marking the end of a program or series of sessions with a celebratory ride (Lac, 2017; Tsantefski et al, 2017) or allowing the opportunity for clients to lie on top of their horse bareback without any movement (Lac, 2017), were excluded. The studies examining hippotherapy programs, in which the focus was primarily on physical development were excluded.…”

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“…Sometimes, these activities only involve an opportunity for clients to lie on top of their horse bareback without any movement (Lac, 2017).…”

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“…Grounded‐EAT programs incorporate exclusively groundwork‐based activities and do not permit the mounting, riding or driving of horses during sessions. Select Grounded‐EAT programs may incorporate mounted activities under the exceptional circumstances, such as to mark the end of a program or series of sessions with a celebratory ride (Lac, 2017; Tsantefski et al, 2017). Sometimes, these activities only involve an opportunity for clients to lie on top of their horse bareback without any movement (Lac, 2017).…”

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Mental health benefits of mounted equine‐assisted therapies: A scoping review

Ward

Hovey

Brownlee

2022

Health Social Care Comm

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Across mental health professionals, there is growing interest in the field of Equine‐Assisted Therapy (EAT). Preliminary evidence suggests EAT is beneficial for a wide spectrum of client populations. EAT programs may be based on groundwork alone, where participants interact with the horses from the ground only, or they may incorporate mounted activities. It remains unclear whether mounted activities add therapeutic benefits to the EAT experience for participants. This scoping review explored whether mounted activities, specifically where the client rides the horse, contribute to distinct therapeutic benefits. Nine databases were searched for studies of EAT programs that included horse riding as a central component of the therapeutic intervention and 36 studies were included in the analysis. The results of these studies suggest that mounted activities positively contribute to a variety of issues experienced by different client groups. However, further quality research is needed to carefully examine riding activities as an independent phenomenon, in order to establish what contribution‐mounted activities, over and above groundwork, make to any therapeutic benefit of the EAT experience.

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“…Sometimes, these activities only involve an opportunity for clients to lie on top of their horse bareback without any movement (Lac, 2017).…”

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Mental health benefits of mounted equine‐assisted therapies: A scoping review

Ward

Hovey

Brownlee

2022

Health Social Care Comm

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“…Additionally, the provided buoyancy from the water decreases gravity effects, allowing children to practice significant play abilities with fewer body restrictions (Prupas et al, 2006). The aquatic therapist facilitates opportunities for confidence building when challenging children to explore new activities, express feelings, and adapt to a changing environment (Ahrendt, 2002;Blaustein & Kinniburgh, 2005;Grosse, 2011;Lac, 2016Lac, , 2017. According to Ahrendt (2002), one aquatic goal for children may be for them to immerse themselves in the aquatic environment, while using challenges as opportunities for learning.…”

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The buoyant self: A conceptual journey of aquatic relational experiential therapy.

Garzaglass¹,

Garza-Chaves²,

Williams³

et al. 2022

The Humanistic Psychologist

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The core aspects of experiential therapies include feelings, perceptions, bodily sensations, and emphasis on the therapeutic relationship. Aquatic Relational Experiential Therapy (ARET) builds on the teachings of aquatic proficiencies and is defined as a therapeutic approach that facilitates individual client experiences/challenges within the aquatic-client-therapist relationship. Buoyancy within ARET contributes to a unique aquatic-client-therapist relationship where the ARET therapist must empathize with the client's perceptions and sinking doubt about whether they really can float and are buoyant/resilient. To that end, the purpose of this article is to help readers understand the conceptual approach and procedures of ARET through a detailed buoyant journey.

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“…The effectiveness of horse therapies was experimentally established in disorders with depressive symptoms, autism, in rehabilitation after treatment of abuse syndromes, and in the treatment of anxiety and phobic disorders (Cantin & Marshall-Lucette, 2011;Kemp et al, 2014;Kern-Godal & Arnevik, 2016;Lac, 2016;Lentini & Knox, 2009;Ratliffe & Sanekane, 2009;Scheidhacker et al, 2002;Signal et al, 2013). Therapy with horses is also effective for the development of confidence, psychological wellbeing in children and adults from "risk groups" (Bachi et al, 2012;Chardonnens, 2009;Trotter et al, 2008).…”

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Correction Of Parent-Child Relationship Through Equine Assisted Learning «Control And Trust»

Lopukhova¹

2017

European Proceedings of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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This paper presents the content of the equine assisted growth / learning (EAG/L) program "Control and trust" designed for the exploration and correction of parent-child relationships. The goal of this program is to give parents the opportunity to explore the balance of trust and control in the relationship with their children, based on experience gained of interactions with horses. This program refers to the "Hippovention" technique -personal development, psychotherapy and correction of relations in horseassisted interactions, accompanied by a psychologist. Mutual communication with a horse in specially organized conditions offers great opportunities for the development of partnership and reflection and for self-discovery. The testing of this program was conducted at the Kazan International Equestrian complex for a period of five weeks. Eight families (parents with children), two psychologists (one of whom is an expert on horses) and five horses participated in the program. The program includes conversation techniques, expressive art therapy techniques, exercises in contact with horses (feeding, tactile and kinesthetic contact, riding the horse, etc.) which allow to gain experience of warm and trusting relationships with horses, and their immediate feedback, allows us to identify the unwitting attitudes in relationships with others (fears and clamps, negative patterns). The horse gives a person a unique experience of immediate feedback in a non-verbal contact. As a result of participating in this program, parents get a unique experience of awareness of themselves, their feelings and relationships with the environment based on experience with horses and art therapy techniques.

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Amy’s Story: An Existential-Integrative Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy Approach to Anorexia Nervosa

Cited by 7 publications

References 16 publications

Mental health benefits of mounted equine‐assisted therapies: A scoping review

Mental health benefits of mounted equine‐assisted therapies: A scoping review

The buoyant self: A conceptual journey of aquatic relational experiential therapy.

Correction Of Parent-Child Relationship Through Equine Assisted Learning «Control And Trust»

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