EAL Examples
At Take Flight Farms, equine-assisted learning programs are tailored to meet the specific needs and goals of the participants. For example:
- In working as a group to get a horse to walk backwards, students
learn about their own problem solving and communication skills.
- Youth
from an alternative high school supplement their science curriculum
by visiting an equine veterinary clinic and learning how to take a horse’s
heart rate and respiration rate.
- Girls in an after school program work
on social skills by making appointments and interviewing horse owners
to learn more about the responsibilities
of horse ownership. The results are displayed on “stall cards” which
each girl presents at a gathering of friends and family.
- Building an
obstacle course to lead their horses through helps youth to develop
decision-making and goal-setting skills.
- Responsibility is exercised when all participants are expected to wear appropriate attire, be on time and cleaning up after themselves and their horses.