Hoof Prints and Heart Beats Organization

Hoof Prints and Heart Beats Organization provides both emotional and physical therapy to children and adults. We have two programs:

1. Equine Therapy for Special Needs

Children and adults with disabilities are taught to ride a horse, focusing on their weaknesses as well as strengths. They are taught proper grooming, proper balance, how to make the horse do what they want when riding as well as on the ground. Games are used in the round-pen to work on coordination, sensory issues, and balance, as well as following directions and learning to trust the horse. This also works on building their core muscles.

Brenda Hollingsworth, R.N., works with children and adults with disabilities, including autism, ADD, ADHD, cerebral palsy, eating disorders, and other social and/or physical handicaps. Brenda has nine years of experience with the horses and 20+ years of experience in pediatric nursing.

2. Equine Assisted Counseling

Adults and children with a history of trauma, dependency, and trust issues pick out a horse to work with on the ground level with a Counselor and are enlightened by their feelings. The horse mirrors the person’s authentic self instead of the adaptive self they are living in. Intuitive work can be done as well as Energy Psychology. The horses are intuitive because they are prey animals, always on their guard for survival. They (the horses) are able to pin-point the issues in the person’s “shadow self” that the client does not want to look at or see. This enables work to be done on these parts that were hidden from the outside world. Most people do not ever deal with these parts of themselves; they live in unconsciousness.

Dr. Julie Hollingsworth PH.D, LCDC, ADC III offers equine enhanced counseling sessions for clients suffering from abuse, addiction, co-dependency, and trauma. She has been offering these services for several years. She has been in practice for 20+ years as a traditional counselor.