About EAQ
EAQ is a specialist organisation which focusses on supporting those offering experiential equine assisted learning.  EAQ support a growing network of equine assisted learning centres thorughout the UK, Ireland and Australia.

EAQ offer training, support and guidance for those who wish to work as facilitators providing experiential equine assisted learning.

The EAQ Mission
EAQ is an innovative organisation aiming to make experiential equine assisted learning accessible to individuals and groups via a network of approved centres.  EAQ is committed to developing and providing education, training and qualifications and setting standards of excellence for horse welfare, learners, trainers and other professionals.  By promoting excellence in the provision of equine assisted learning, we aim to be an exceptional company making a valuable contribution to the welfare of the horse as well as the development of individuals and the wider community.

Equine assisted learning takes many forms and has many names, including:
Equine Assisted Learning, EAL;  Equine Assisted Psychotherapy, EAP;  Equine Assisted Therapy, EAT;  Equine Assisted Training;  Equine Assisted Personal Development;  Equine Facilitated Learning, EFL;  Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy, EFP;  Equine Facilitated Training;  Equine Facilitated Therapy, EFT;  Horse Therapy;  Pony Therapy.

Whatever the name, the idea is the same - that horses can help humans grow and develop from the inside.

Winston Churchill is quoted as saying "There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man."  Anyone who has experienced being around horses will understand that sentiment.

EAQ founder, Tricia Day, began her career by training child care workers and was involved in writing the first NVQs in Child Care in the late 1980s.  She set up her own training company which offered NVQs in a range of subjects including child care, management, customer care, sales, administration, IT, key skills and playwork. 

Tricia's first love has always been horses, so when the opportunity arose for her to develop equine assisted programmes she jumped at the chance.  She was the first person in the UK to take horses into a prison environment to work with offenders on developing their communication skills using horses to help them.

Tricia has written the first units especially for facilitators of equine assisted learning.  These units have been approved by the Open College Network for use in the equine assisted learning industry.  She said "Equine Assisted Learning Facilitators are enthusiastic, dedicated and, of course, well qualified.  They are able to help you to get the most from your sessions with the horses - whether you take part in a 2 hour Confidence Building Workshop or join a 6 month long experiential training programme.  Working on equine assisted learning programmes is not like any other type of training or development.  It is really the horse who is the facilitator!  If you are willing to listen, it will be the horse who wil be your teacher!"

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