Suzanne Taylor
Senior Occupational Therapist
The Challenge
Max has reduced confidence, low self esteem and limited self belief. An interest checklist highlighted Max had a strong interest in animals. Max accessed an equine facilitated learning project which involved practical ground based horse activities.
The Change
A task involved picking up the horses hoof. Max was finding this tricky and had poor self belief. He was encouraged to think back to a time when he had faced a challenge and how he felt when he overcame this. Max recalled building his own computer.
The Impact
Upon recalling this his body posture and energy levels changed. He tried again and confidently picked up the horses hoof. Guiding Max to recall a positive mindset and the horse providing instantaneous feedback to his more positive approach was magica
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