For that matter, sometimes the best teachers aren't even human. Most of it is about metaphorical learning. It's about relating the activity to real life. Those lessons can be applied to the client's life because horses often are very much like people, Randy said. People are a lot like that.
Horses communicate nonverbally and people do that constantly.
The therapy can be used to treat a wide variety of problems including substance abuse and chemical dependency, attention deficit disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, eating disorders, abuse, depression, and anxiety. For corporations, EAP is useful in teaching, practicing and developing teamwork, creative problem solving, communication, and leadership skills. It brings out a lot of things in people. It puts everybody on the same page and they work together better and see each other's strengths and weaknesses. Just when you think you have it figured out, something changes.