HoofPrints Website Logo - White - HoofPrints provides Equine Therapy / Horse Therapy services to the Greater Dayton Ohio area

OUR PROGRAMS

We partner horses, mental health professionals and equine specialists to help you explore yourself through the unique lens of our horses.

We offer programs for kids (8 years and up), teenagers, adults, couples, and families. Horses help humans:

  • Learn about their inner self
  • Become more mindful and present
  • Build healthy relationships
  • Listen to understand
  • Gain confidence
  • Build self-esteem
  • Learn to trust
  • Communicate clearly and purposefully
  • Demonstrate self-awareness
  • See themself at the present moment, not the past
  • Experience joy in nature

Friday at the Farm

Ages 7+

A night to just hang out at the farm with the horses… this is a great way to bring friends to see what HoofPrints is all about.

  • 7-9 PM
  • September 22 or October 20

Find Your Inner Unicorn

Ages 8 to 12
  • Class size: 2 – 4 people
  • Scholarships Available

This program is designed for those 8-12 years old who are experiencing increased anxiety and understanding of the world around them. Students will discover how to understand their own emotions and what to do with them. In that the horse is a mirror to our human emotions and actions, the horse will be able to interpret the student’s body language. This reaction will help the student to really ‘see’ themselves. Horses do not negotiate with our emotions and have no judgment.

These experiential sessions go beyond ‘talk therapy’. Students will have plenty of one on one time building a relationship with the horses. Our goal is to meet the student where they are that day at that moment to help them understand who they are. Class size is limited to a minimum of 2 participants and a maximum of 4 per group. There is no riding in this program, but plenty of horsing around.

Please inquire below for Private Lessons or for Parent/Child Lessons.

Strides to Success

Ages 13 to 18
  • Class size: 2 – 6 people
  • Scholarships Available

This program is designed for those 13 – 18 years old and up seeking to improve their behaviors, confidence, relationships, and interpersonal skills. Students with anxiety, depression, and challenges with social skills will benefit greatly from building bonds with their horse. The program is unmounted lessons.

This is a weekly program whose curriculum is designed for participants to fully experience being with their horse. Students will learn empathy by taking care of their horse’s general needs. They will develop trust through asking their horse to be led and ridden. Confidence will increase as they develop horsemanship skills. Class size is limited to allow students to have some control over the activities within the parameters of the daily goals established by the instructor. Minimum of 2 participants and a maximum of 6 per group. 

These experiential sessions go beyond ‘talk therapy’. Students will have plenty of one on one time building a relationship with the horses. Our goal is to meet the student where they are that day at that moment to help them understand who they are. Class size is limited to a minimum of 2 participants and a maximum of 6 per group. There is no riding in this program, but plenty of horsing around.

Please inquire below for Private Lessons or for Parent/Child Lessons

Barn Bunch

Ages 12 and up
  • Class size: 2 people
  • Scholarships Available

Barn Bunch is a program that provides an opportunity to learn about the care of our horses, basic horse handling techniques, tacking, and grooming. The program focuses on teaching life skills as they pertain to time management, task planning, self-awareness, communication, and learning responsibility. This program is only for those who are 12 years and older.

It is recommended that you complete Find You Inner Unicorn or Strides to Success prior.

You must apply to participate.

MINI-CAMPS

A unique experience for kids seeking to improve their mental wellness. Kids who live with anxiety and lack self-confidence will benefit greatly from building bonds with their horse and improve communication.

Maximum 8 kids.

Price $125 per child

Workshops

The minimum age is 16 years old for all programs except Stronger Families. No previous horse or yoga experience is needed. These are NON-riding activities.

UNBRIDLED RETREATS

Are you tired? Do you need to find your spirit? Or just looking for some fun? Join Us for a day of Wellness.

  • Guided Yoga/Mindfulness
    with the horses
  • Hands on Activities with our therapy horses. (non-riding)
  • Create and learn uses for your own Essential Oils
  • A delicious picnic with guided Mindful Eating
  • Minimum age 16 years old

Stronger Partners

For husbands & wives, life partners, or dating couples to learn better communication and listening skills. We will explore “why they just don’t listen to me!” For Empty Nesters who need to discover each other again and for Newlyweds that have to settle into reality, we will give you tools to strengthen your relationships that are changing.

Stronger Families

Equine Assisted Therapy is a powerful and rewarding way for families to bond in social, emotional, and physical domains.

Families will learn better communication skills, teamwork, creative problem-solving, and empathy through equine-assisted activities.

Horses Helping Healers

For Teachers and Counselors.

Activities will focus on mindfulness,
understanding boundaries, and discovering what is in your control.

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