Equine Therapy incorporates horses into therapy sessions. The client, therapist, and horse work together as a team to help the client move forward on their path to healing. A specialized form of Equine Therapy is the use of the Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association (Eagala) Model. This approach consists of a team of a mental health professionals, equine specialists, and of course horses! The Eagala model brings a unique approach to traditional therapy and allows for the client to walk hand in hand (or in this case, hand in hoof) to move toward long-term solutions. It also sets global standards for the use of a team approach, ground-based, and solution-oriented treatment model. Therapy can take on many different forms, and is used to help enhance the benefits of traditional therapy, while incorporating our animal friends.