About Us
At Walkabout Farm, we offer equine-assisted therapies, developed in collaboration with mental health practitioners and occupational therapists, tailored to meet individual needs to achieve specific outcomes. While we continue to refine our learning services through animal interactions, science has yet to fully understand the most effective methods. However, the exceptional therapy animals that horses are, due to their heightened senses, particularly their awareness of non-verbal cues and energy, make them a valuable asset to our wellness programs, available in both mounted and non-mounted experiences.
Our Mission
We strive to create inclusive
experiences where people of all
abilities can discover their strengths, nurture their potential, and foster meaningful relationships through the
transformative power of horses and nature.
Our Vision
To be a leading example of how connection with horses and nature can create a more inclusive, compassionate, and resilient society.
Our Approach
Jennifer Semach, our founder and lead instructor, will work closely with the participant, caregivers and their health care team to establish an individualized approach based on the role of each participants affective and physiological regulatory abilities, physical strengths and weaknesses, risk status and psychoeducation plan. Each session is progressively shaping their moment-to-moment experiences and responses to equine assisted activities, especially activities that challenge the participants perception of their current abilities.
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Understanding the dynamic interplay between participants regulatory characteristics and responses in the context of a mounted activity or non-mounted grounding exercise can help our team anticipate, recognize, respond or redirect signs of participants anxiousness, negative cognitions, unregulated emotion and behavioral reactions, to assist in their personal development and resiliency. Our mounted activities do not incorporate standard horseback riding instruction. Most sessions are conducted on a lead line and accompanied by side walkers.
