Links

"You don't 'find' yourself....what are you, under a tree?  You create yourself." Victoria Principle

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Equine Assisted ListServs

http://groups.msn.com/eagala/messageboard.msnw EAGALA

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/EFMHA-Open/promote EFMHA

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/equineassisted/ OK Corral Series

Check the FILES section of these listservs for helpful information. There is helpful GRANT information on the EFMHA listserv FILE section along with other helpful organizational information shared there.

EFMHA FILES SECTION

NARHA Admin listserv At this FILES section you can find samples of Budget Presentations, ByLaws for newly forming organizations, a 'Donated Horse Contract', copies of GRANT PROPOSALS, an InKind Donation Form, a lesson cost analysis sheet, a SALARY SURVEY, and personal forms/policies - just to name a few of MANY helpful items you can find there.

http://www.equineassistedtherapy.org.uk/ Go to this UK site and click on forum.

Equine Assisted BUSINESS RESOURCES

The Foundation Center.org's Guide to Fiscal Sponsorship offers FOR PROFIT businesses a guide to responsible affiliation with a sponsoring organization in order to receive grants.

KC Henry and Transitions UnLimited KC Henry, principal of Transitions Unlimited and an accomplished private-sector and nonprofit executive, has more than 25 years of extensive experience in nonprofit management. KC’s commitment and expertise has also extended into her ongoing volunteer service on a wide variety of nonprofit boards. KC, through Transitions Unlimited, offers sensitive and competent consulting and a full service approach to organizational growth and sustainability. ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT CURRICULUM Fieldstone Farm.

America’s Small Business Development Center Network Another FREE RESOURCE - Hosted by leading universities, colleges and state economic development agencies and funded in part through a partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration, approximately 1,000 service centers are available to provide no-cost consulting and low-cost training. The information received at the Tennessee center in my city was excellent and very helpful, especially in marketing, which included access to an amazing database of businesses and individuals. Highly recommeneded.

TechSoup the technology place for non profits. Find out how to get recycled hardware for your program.

Congressional District Programs. To obtain non-profit status at a reasonable cost and within a reasonable timeframe, make yours a charitable project that is “A Foundation at Congressional District Programs.” This approach has been used by Horse Sense for Teens at Medicine Horse Ranch in Tomales, CA, and by Dr. Galen Cole, a therapist in Snellville, GA, for his scholarship fund for clients. Always check with your lawyer and accountant before making any financial decisions.

Forms 

http://www.eagala.org/admin%20forms.htm
Forms used at Susan Taylor’s therapeutic farm program.
Forms from Linda Myers and the Stone Fox Farm program. And more…

http://www.bayequest.com/forms/index.htm
Bay Area Equestrian Network sample business forms

Insurance

http://www.eagala.org/insurance.htm 

Markel Equine Insurance

http://www.equisure-inc.com/

http://www.equisearch.com/special/buyers_guides/insurance/

Website Design

 http:www.theelegantequestrian.com
The Elegant Equestrian

LOGO Design

Having trouble designing your logo? Here is some great advice from Linda Bertani of Ridin' High in TN.

Grant Writing

http://foundationcenter.org/

The Foundation Center.org's Guide to Fiscal Sponsorship offers FOR PROFIT businesses a guide to responsible affiliation with a sponsoring organization in order to receive grants.

 P.J. Silver - grantsource@chartertn.net University of Tennessee non credit courses

http://www.outreach.utk.edu/PPD/spring06/courses/non.asp Ms. Silver is an Executive Director for a local nonprofit. She has extensive experience in grant writing, and working with boards of directors. Areas of expertise include grant writing, strategic planning, developing publications and designing and implementing program evaluation plans. With more than 15 years of experience in non-profit management, as well as service on regional and local boards, she is considered one of the leading grant writing experts in the region.

Training Organizations

E3A http://www.e3assoc.org Equine Experiential Education Association a team approach to educational and corporate/business training programs

EAGALA http://www.eagala.org a team approach to equine assisted psychotherapy

EFMHA http://www.narha.org/SecEFMHA/WhatIsEFMHA.asp narha based equine facilitated psychotherapy model

EPONA http://www.taoofequus.com Linda Kohanov - a shamanistic model of equine facilitated learning

EGEA http://www.equineguidededucation.org a wholistic model of equine facilitated learning

HORSE POWER http://www.horse-power.org Boo McDaniel co-founder of EFMHA offers training programs

CHRIS IRWIN http://www.chrisirwin.com horse centered personal development by Chris Irwin

TIM MANSON http://www.innovativehorizons.com Corporate training program for equine assisted facilitators

OK CORRAL http://www.okcorralseries.com Greg Kersten co-founder of Eagala now offers a series of innovative equine assisted training modules

BARBARA RECTOR http://www.adventuresinawareness.net mindfulness, intentional intimacy & communication skills

PAN http://www.pan-inc.org/certfprogm.php People, Animals & Nature

Apprenticeships

Wisdom Horse Coaching Apprenticeships Ann Romberg and Lynn Baskfield offer individual, custom designed, year-long programs of hands on learning and guidance for individuals who want to become Equine Guided Learning professionals or enhance their skills as a professional. 

Equine Experiential Learning and Coaching Kathy Pike offers week long and year long training programs for individuals who wish to become EELC (Equine Experiential Learning and Coaching) facilitators.

Horse Sense of the Carolinas, Inc. offers a year-long apprenticeship program. See HERE for more information.

Internships

Green Chimneys Farm Internship Program: A unique hands-on learning opportunity for individuals to develop skills working within the human-animal bond. Internship is full-time, semester-long, small stipend, room and board are available. Includes helping with farm chores and animal husbandry, assisting with special education Farm Classes & programming for the public, and training and practice conducting Animal Assisted Activities with our student population on-campus. Please fill out and submit an Intern application which can be downloaded HERE, or contact Elizabeth Leon,Education Program Manager HERE for more information.

Horse Sense of the Carolinas, Inc. offers a variety of short-term and long-term internships. See HERE for more information.

Marketing

Find Tim Manson's POWER POINT Presentation here. Why reinvent the wheel~? Use what has worked for others to promote your program and the field of EAL/EAP.

The Spirituality of Marketing Practical Marketing Tips & Concise Ten Point Self Assessment Quiz

Books

Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv

Equine Assisted Therapy: Striving for Balance In a New Form of Psychotherapy Master's Thesis  By Lisa S. Baugh
Abstract concludes, "...It is concluded that the polarity of positions within the field serve a self-regulating function as the industry strives to develop balance." Table of Contents shown at link.

PEAT Primordial Energy Activation and Transcendence, 3rd Edition by Zivorad Mihajlovic Slavinski

Marketing Ideas for the Equine Professionals by Beth Woodward A collection of marketing idea stories and tips from equine professionals who have embraced their individual strengths and passions to create and market their own businesses.

Research

The Effectiveness of Equine Assisted Group Counseling with At-risk Children and Adolescents , By Kay Sudekum Trotter, M.Ed., LPC, NCC, RPT, University of North Texas. Compared and contrasted experiences of youngsters in a 12-week equine assisted therapy program with those doing traditional counseling. Results proved that horse therapy was more beneficial than traditional clinical therapy. READ TROTTER'S THESIS in PDF form HERE . It cannot be printed from this site, but it can be read for FREE.

The Effectiveness of Equine Assisted Group Counseling with At-risk Children and Adolescents

Can purchase 100-page guide from Beth Macauley, PhD, covers all areas of EAA; also an EFMHA Bibliography for purchase here: https://ecart.equivision.net/narha/Order.asp?ac=s&cat=%2A%2ANARHAProfessionalResources&key=SSIJJA

http://www.eagala.org/research.htm EAGALA research sharing site

Schools

ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT CURRICULUM Fieldstone Farm.

Prescott College http://www.prescott.edu/cls/index.html

DePaul University/PAN http://www.pan-inc.org/masterprogm.php

Tuffs University http://www.tufts.edu/vet/cfa/home.html

http://www.earlham.edu/publicaffairs/content/pressroom/archive/2006/march/060329s-todt.php Earham College, Richmond IN

Midway College http://www.midway.edu/ • 512 East Stephens St., Midway, KY 40347 • (859)846-4421

Carroll College http://www.carroll.edu/academics/psychology/humananimal/index.cc

Virginia Intermont College http://www.vic.edu/frameset.html?students/index.shtml&1

Saint Andrews Presbyterian College http://www.sapc.edu/academics/tr/academ21.php

Workshops, Equine Assisted Business

From Dream to Reality Start-Up Workshop Join facilitator/trainer KC Henry and the Fieldstone Farm TRC staff in a dynamic interactive workshop designed especially for start-up therapeutic riding programs. Our goal is to provide the tools you need for guiding your program to becoming the best it can be.
This 2-day workshop will address all aspects of your organization: programmatic, development, management, administrative and beyond.

Articles

LEARNING CURVES Delta-Sky magazine article on equine assisted learning. EAL flies the friendly skies.

Market Your Uniqueness
"I was seeing this box being built around him, just as I do with so many people who are talking about their products or their entrepreneurship. They're not looking for the unique quality in what they're doing."

E.A.P.'ed Off! ~ by Chris Irwin

Personal Development