GRACE AND GRIT-HEALTH AND HEALING THRU HORSE-HUMAN PARTNERSHIPS
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Mission Statement
Grace and Grit: Health and Healing Thru Horse-Human Partnerships is a program founded on horse-human partnerships that are proven to strengthen confidence, promote well-being, and help all participants—humans as well as horses---experience an enriched, thriving life.
About This Cause
Grace and Grit: Health and Healing Thru Horse-Human Partnerships is a program founded on horse-human partnerships that are proven to strengthen confidence, promote well-being, and help all participants—humans as well as horses---experience an enriched, thriving life. Originating from a traditional horsemanship, breeding, and training program with over five decades of education and experience, Grace and Grit: Health and Healing Through Horse-Human Partnerships expanded into the nonprofit sector this year. With the support of numerous community-minded individuals and organizations, the mission of Grace and Grit is coming to life, enhancing the reach, breadth, and depth of our impactful program. Our distinctive program model is centered on a positive approach to physical and mental wellness. By highlighting the strengths that each unique individual and horse bring to the stable, we foster self-esteem, success, joy, partnership, and various socio-emotional skills. Over the years, we've witnessed the profound effects of these skills on individuals and families. Extending this opportunity to a more diverse range of individuals will fortify the fabric of communities and regions. Horses are exceptionally suited to assist us in this endeavor because they teach us about honesty and authenticity, knowing no other way of being. They impart valuable lessons on collaboration, coordination, and communication instead of containment, confinement, and control. Horses encourage us to honor and understand the unknown rather than fear and destroy it. Despite their size, strength, speed, and reactivity, horses willingly partner with those who have learned to listen to and understand their language. The immediate feedback horses provide reinforces the profound impact of our behavior in all situations. One of the most significant community-building messages from Grace and Grit: Health and Healing Through Horse-Human Partnerships is that OUR BEHAVIOR REALLY DOES MATTER. Learning what to do and when to do it has a powerful effect on all with whom we interact. By providing a safe, nurturing environment that also challenges and directs, Grace and Grit: Health and Healing Thru Horse-Human Partnerships provides an opportunity for growth and enrichment for all participants. Some of the benefits for the human participants of all ages: * Participants learn to be comfortable with horses even though they are initially seen as bigger, stronger, faster, more athletic, very reactive. * Self regulation skills, both emotionally and physically, are developed. * Students analyze choices and learn to make decisions, as well as how to handle consequences. * Students learn how to create strong bonds and recognize healthy relationships. * Students are empowered through learning accountability and responsibility: -their input determines their personal results. It takes the time it takes. * Participants understand and develop empathy and morality. * Students experience what total honesty, trust, kindness, and gratitude feel like. What’s in it for the horse? * A lifestyle conducive to their natural needs. * They are grounded, feel safe and comfortable with other species. * They maintain their natural curiosity and crave challenges and new things. * They maintain physical and mental soundness throughout their natural life span. This unique comprehensive horsemanship and wellness program focuses on the physical and mental well-being of all participants. Using the most current science and evidence-based principles, all aspects of horse and human wellness are considered as the very best of life skills are instilled in both horse and human participants. We meet our clients, horse and human, where they are. The Grace and Grit philosophy includes the knowledge that there are many ways to include all the great things horses bring into our lives, and we are here to help everyone find that one that best fits an individual's needs. Please contact us to find out more about this impactful program and how you can help.