SUNDAY, AUGUST 6, 2023 LOCATION: Equest Therapeutic Horsemanship 811 Pemberton Hill Rd. Building 4 Dallas, Tx. 75217
8:30 – 9am Cowboy Church
9 – 9:15 a.m. BREAK Session K 9:15 – 10:15 a.m. K1, Neuro-Emotional Substrates and Emotion Regulation in EAS - Part 1 DE Emotion regulation skills are a goal in and of themselves as we all move toward greater mental, physical and emotional health. Learn the neuro-emotional states that we are constantly oscillating between internally as we interact with the world around us. Learn and practice how to identify and then cue ourselves, our clients and our equine partners into the most effective neuro-emotional state to achieve our goals in EAS.
Joel Wyrtzen, LPC has been providing psychotherapy services in the Austin area for over fifteen years. He is certified in EMDR therapy for the treatment of trauma. He is intensively trained in dialectical behavior therapy and has worked in inpatient and intensive outpatient settings. He integrates IFS, EMDR and DBT skills to provide holistic care to his clients. He has recently been certified as a PATH Intl. ESMHL and has been providing psychotherapy incorporating equines at Healing With Horses Ranch for the last 2 years. Patty D’Andrea is the program director and founder of Healing with Horses Ranch based in the greater Austin area. Patty is a PATH Intl. Advanced Instructor and has 30 years of experience in therapeutic horsemanship.
K2, Volunteer Utilization in the Arena CE Volunteers enable us to do what we do and help as many clients as possible. We want them to feel useful, needed and appreciated during our lessons! There are endless possibilities of ways to work with volunteers, join us to learn a few more. This is an opportunity to get your creativity rolling on how to best incorporate your program's volunteers in fun and useful ways!
Kirsten Cozart is a PATH Intl. CTRI® and ESMHL. She has worked in the EAS industry for the last two years as the education coordinator and instructor at Equest in Dallas. She comes from a background in able-bodied teaching and competition. She believes that riding should be both effective and fun! This mentality follows her into the arena while teaching and involving her volunteers. If someone has been a volunteer in Kirsten's class, they will tell you that she is always coming up with creative ways to use extra hands and make everyone feel involved in the lesson!
Kim Burris is a PATH Intl. Advanced Instructor, CTRI, ESMHL and a certified language therapist. Kim is the EAL coordinator and instructor at Equest in Dallas. Kim, a lifelong equestrian, started her career as an engineer and later became a certified language therapist. She brings the skills and knowledge gained from all these experiences to her work at Equest and finds joy when combining her love for horses with her love for helping people.
K3, Questions You Would Like To Ask A Person With Different Abilities, But May Be Afraid To Ask CE Have you ever wondered what challenges your participants face outside the arena? Do you wish you understood their thought patterns, what bothers them and what brings them joy? Maybe you need some tips on how to train staff and volunteers in relating to participants who may be difficult to communicate with. Melissa has been a participant since she was a child and has grown into an EAS professional. She invites you to come and bring your toughest questions about living with disabilities. She will share what she wishes people around her knew and how to help families ensure their children are ready for the challenges of adulthood.
Melissa Flowers began riding at the age of ten at a small therapeutic riding center outside of Houston that later became the largest therapeutic riding provider for the Houston area. After high school, she started volunteering and helping teach classes. Melissa then worked for ten years at another therapeutic riding center in Magnolia, TX., in the roles of riding instructor and teaching in their pre-vocational program based on the grounds of the riding center. Currently she is using her talents and knowledge to work at a pediatric therapy company. She had the pleasure of partnering with a beautiful quarter horse mare named Duchess for seven years. She can’t imagine her life without horses!
10:15 – 10:30 a.m. BREAK
Session L 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. L1, Neuro-Emotional Substrates and Emotion Regulation in EAS - Part 2 DE Continuation of K1.
L2, Equine Assisted Literacy Program CE A love of reading instilled early in life helps enhance knowledge and increase creativity throughout a lifetime. The Reading Quest with Equest literacy program, targeted at a first-grade level, uses a combination of classroom work and hands-on experiences with horses to promote a love of reading. Testing has shown measurable increases in both vocabulary skills and reading speed and accuracy.
Kim Burris see bio in session K2.
L3, Guiding Through Crisis: Your Role in Addressing Suicide, Self Harm, and Harmful Behaviors CE