Equine therapy in long-term care: a conversation with Jennifer Semach
Description
"Sometimes people can really shut down and the horses can get in there and reach in and welcome them back to being present. The horses are gifted. It's all them."
Jennifer Semach is the founding Executive Director and program facilitator of Walkabout Farm Therapeutic Riding Association, a charitable organization in Minden, Ontario that offers free mental and physical health services on 100 acres of land with the help of therapeutic support animals: horses, cats, and rabbits. She also brings miniature horses to visit residents and their families in long-term care.
Equine therapy promotes the physical, neurological, and emotional well -being of all through human and animal interactions.
Learn more about Walkabout Farm: https://walkaboutfarmtra.com/
Learn more about the Strengthening a Palliative Approach to Long-Term Care project at: https://spaltc.ca/
United States
