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Therapy | Education and Training | Cultural Activities
We provide a wide range of therapies to children including:
- Individual therapy
- Family therapy
- Group therapy
- Equine/animal assisted therapy
- Art therapy
- Play therapy
- Recreational therapy, and
- Occupational therapy
With Pendleton Academies’ Equine Assisted Therapy program, certified equine therapists help children gain skills and emotional well-being through interactions with animals. Our very gentle horses of various breeds offer our children safe experiences to complement other therapies.
Equine and Other Animal Assisted therapy helps children by:
- Building emotional strengths such as empathy, an outward focus, nurturing, and rapport
- Giving them an opportunity to socialize, feel accepted, and be entertained
- Giving them mental stimulation and decreased feelings of isolation or alienation
- Helping them develop a desire to learn about animals and gain new physical/recreational skills
In addition to horses, Pendleton Academies exposes children to other animals. Several years ago, Pendleton Academies purchased a pair of pygmy goats, which to our surprise were both pregnant. Four cute little babies were born in the winter of 2004, and the children fell in love with them. We have since added a miniature donkey, as well as very sweet-tempered cats, bunnies and dogs to our menagerie.
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