Addiction Treatment and Learning from Horses
Most people don’t think of horses when it comes to addiction treatment. At Cirque Lodge, horses are very much a unique and effective piece to alcohol and drug rehab. Blended in with the traditional and clinical forms of rehabilitation, Our experiential program has shown a very successful and life changing ability. The horses are a foundational piece to this experiential learning. The recovering alcohol/addict can have very intimate lessons in trust, communication, establishing boundaries and learning to ask for help. This all comes from working with horses.
Horse therapy in addiction treatment can be a process for the alcoholic/addict. In this situation, the bigger, stronger, faster horse will not allow the individual to get their way. The process is putting aside the mindset and behaviors of addiction and utilizing a mindset that asks for help and establishes boundaries. This can be a process for some. However, in the end, a strong connection can be made between the individual and the horse.
The interesting thing about the equine portion of Cirque Lodge is that it can have a varying effect on people. One individual may get a completely different experience out of it than another. Nonetheless the experiences still have a deep impact on the individual. It is a lesson that can be used as a skill set in communication; things that can be used within the recovery process.
