• children and young people with emotional disorders,
• children and young people with behavioral problems,
• children and young people with deficits in individual areas of learning and/or hyperkinetic disorder,
• children, adolescents and adults with special needs
  • intellectual disability
  • autism spectrum disorder,
  • speech and language problems,
  • blindness and low vision,
  • deafness and hard of hearing,
  • mobility impairment.
• to persons facing with mental distress
  • depression,
  • bipolar disorder,
  • anxiety - anxiety,
  • stress,
  • personality disorders,
  • eating disorders,
  • obsessive-compulsive disorders,
  • addictive disorders…
• to people in need medical or psychosocial rehabilitation
  • due to diseases of the central and peripheral nervous system (e.g. spasticity, ataxia, dyskinesia, multiple sclerosis...),
  • due to diseases of the musculoskeletal system,
  • due to an acquired head injury (e.g. after an accident or stroke),
  • due to a long-term illness.

• improves general psychophysical well-being
  • relaxation,
  • the feeling of acceptance, security and social inclusion increases,
  • motivation to move increases,
  • motivation to face everyday challenges also increases,
  • improves general mood.
• improve motor and perceptual abilities
  • motor skills and movement skills improve (body coordination, body symmetry,
    balance and coordination, posture becomes more functional, muscles are activated,
    muscle tone is regulated, the pelvis is stabilized, joint mobility is improved),
  • the perception and awareness of one's own body improves,
  • spatial orientation is improved.
• improves self-understanding and acceptance
  • abilities of trust, attachment and friendly feelings increase,
  • self-confidence, self-confidence and positive self-image increase,
  • the ability to cope with fears, stress and everyday problems improves,
  • recognize their reactions and behavioral patterns,
  • acquire work habits and personal discipline,
  • they learn to take responsibility for their decisions and actions,
  • independence increases in various areas (e.g. in taking care of oneself and others,
    establishing contacts and integration into society, in learning and work processes, at
    leisure activities),
  • they manage negative emotions more easily and face life's failures,
  • knowledge of one's own personality, values, desires, emotional patterns and
    thoughts, conflicts, fears, etc...
• improve social competence and emotional intelligence
  • develops empathy and a compassionate attitude towards the world around you,
  • the ability to adapt to group dynamics and environmental stimuli improves,
  • causes of frustrations and conflicts are discovered, internal dilemmas are resolved and elevation is found
    frustration tolerance,
  • aggressive behavior patterns are reduced,
  • the abilities and desires for cooperation and inclusion in the group increase,
  • communication style improves,
  • mutual relations in the family, among peers, at the workplace improve.
• They improve cognitive abilities
  • memory improves
  • attention and concentration improve,
  • general literacy and organizational and executive functions improve,
  • speech and vocabulary improve,
  • thinking processes are improved,
  • the ability to learn and learning about more appropriate learning styles improves,
  • the ability to self-organize improves.

Therapeutic treatment takes place with and on the horse, as pre-set goals can be pursued through various situations and activities: while caring for the horse, through observing the dynamics in the herd, through goal-oriented tasks and tasks with the horse, and through socializing with the horse, peers or other participants from the therapy group.

Upon inclusion, your therapist prepares an individualized program or a therapeutic plan with a description of the selected methods, procedures and aids, with the help of which we will achieve the selected therapeutic goals.

The therapist also suggests the frequency and duration of the treatments. The program usually takes place once a week and consists of at least 12 consecutive meetings. We often decide on a year-round treatment with our users.

Treatments can take place individually, in pairs, as a family or in groups.

Individual sessions usually last 30 to 45 minutes and group sessions 60 to 90 minutes.

At the therapist's discretion, a person can continue activities in the "Healthy growing up with horses" program after completing the period of therapeutic treatment, which can also be specially adapted for people with special needs. – RECREATION PROGRAM OF RIDING and SOCIALIZATION WITH HORSES FOR PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.

Therapies with the help of horses are carried out by experts in the fields of education, health and social care who have completed the appropriate specialization.

• Bullet Demšar Goljevšček, univ.dipl.ped., terapevtka za TPK,
• Kaja Koleša, dipl.soc.del., terapevtka za TPK,
• Maša Bastic, dipl.biopsih., terapevtka za TPK.

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