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  • Home
  • Our Herd
  • Our People
  • Our Programs
  • Sponsors & Supporters
  • Contact Us
  • Testimonials
  • Enrollment Forms
  • Photo Gallery
  • Donate
  • Gift Shop

Therapeutic Riding

In therapeutic riding, PATH certified instructors teach equitation and horsemanship skills in mounted horseback riding lessons. As participants with disabilities care for,  ride, control and steer their horses they gain physical, cognitive, social and emotional benefits. We believe our students should not only learn how to ride, but should learn how to care for and bond with these amazing animals from the ground as well. 


Using the horse as a metaphor of life, our students learn to become stronger than the obstacles in their paths. Together, we achieve this through one-on-one programming for each student, based on his or her unique abilities and needs. Students proceed through a curriculum that includes every facet of horsemanship: riding, grooming, ground work, tack selection and maintenance, horse care and stable management.

Benefits Include

Physical: Balance,Posture, Muscle tone, Coordination, Fine & Gross Motor Skills

Psychological: Confidence, Happiness,Self Esteem, Self Control, Independence, Body Awareness

Educational: Attention, Concentration,Problem solving, Perseverance

Social: Respect, love, Responsibility, Affection, Communication

Costs

Offering free of charge sessions to children and adults with special needs and emotionl challanges. We believe that taking cost out of the services allows everyone an equal opportunity to be at one with the joy and healing that the have horses have to offer. 

Breathing in | Breathing out

Ground Programing

Mindfulness

Loving  Connections'  mindfulness  program  helps clients  slow  down,  learn  how  to  be  present, connect with their mind and inner self.  This  program   helps  clients envision  how they want their lives to  be,  and helps them make  changes  to  get  there.  We  help  our clients through:  meditation,  breathing  techniques,  art,  journaling,  shared  space with  our  horses,  and  liberty  walks  with  the  herd.  Loving  Connections'  mindfulness programs are  offered  in  both  one on one  and  group  settings.


There  are  countless  reasons  mindfulness  is  so  successful  in  the  equine  space.  Horses  are amazing  nonjudgmental  mentors  in  helping  individuals  be  present  and  mindful.  Horses meet people in the present and  do not judge based on  a person’s  past or how they look or who they are in life.  Horses  don't  worry  about  the  past  or stress  about  the  future.  Thoughts  come  and  go,  and  all  of  their  choices  are  based  on  the present  moment.  Whether it is stressed  out,  angry,  emotional,  distant,  or  calm  and meditative,  horses  will  immediately  remind  you  of  where  your  energy  is.  


The  closer to  your  authentic  and  connected  self, the more one's  relationship  with  a  horse  can  grow.  This  programming  is available  for  all  demographics  Loving  Connections  serves  and uses  our  rescue  herd  which  shares  similar  backgrounds  as  many of  our  clients  to  aid  in  facilitation.

Costs:


We strive to make our ground programs financially accessible to all, we do rely on donations from clients attending select programs to support our horses and continue our programming.


                        

Benefits 

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Breathwork & Meditation:


Lowers Stress

Controls Anxiety

Enhanced Self-Awareness

Emotional Health and Connection

Processing of Emotions

And many more..



One on one sessions | Group Sessions
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Wellness

Loving  Connections'  wellness  program  will  provide  a  holistic  space  with  the  goal  of  bringing unity,  wellness,  the  relationship  of  human  beings,  animals  and  environment  together.  Through  the  space  created,  Loving  Connections  will  be  able  to  bring  awareness  of  the interconnectedness  of  self,  others,  animals,  nature  and  spirit  into  the  community. The  wellness  program  will  provide  all  facets  of  healing  that  will  include:  education, mindfulness,  meditation,  self  empowerment,  sound  therapy,  yoga, reiki,  hot/cold  therapy and  other  holistic  modalities  to  fully  address  the  needs  of  our  community.


Being  able  to incorporate  holism  and  wellness  into  their  time  at  Loving  Connections  will  further  enhance their  experience  with  the  horses,  environment,  themselves  and  those  around  them.  As  Loving Connections  expands  to  higher  population  groups  such  as  veterans,  high  risk  youth,  and  those with  emotional  challenges/trauma,  these  healing  modalities  will  undoubtedly  work  well  among all.  Loving  Connections  plans  to  start  by  offering  basic  educational  classes  focused  on  the benefits  of  proper  nutrition,  hydration,  mindfulness,  relaxation,  sleep,  and  coping mechanisms.  These  are  some  of  the  most  basic  concepts  that  can  be  used  to  provide  all  of our  clients  with  a  strong  foundation  moving  forward.  As  Loving  Connections'  programs mature,  we  plan  to  expand  our  educational  offerings,  eventually  bringing  in  other  providers skilled  in  a  variety  of  healing  techniques.



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28437  North  58th Street  

Cave  Creek,  AZ  85331

Loving Connections

Email us at frankylovingconnections@gmail.com saralovingconnections@gmail.com Or Give us a call at (480) 707-3117 (530) 448-2565

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