Why Horses?

My brother asked me that years ago and all I could think of to reply is, “Why Boats?”  (He was an avid yacht captain.)

As years have gone by I’ve often thought of this and all I *could*have replied.  But as we all know, *coulds* don’t count.

It is what it is and was what is was.

The statement below from http://blogs.psychcentral.com/equine-therapy/2011/11/equine-therapy-the-gestalt-approach/ sums it all up very nicely.

Horses are teachers of self-awareness; they are keenly alert, intuitive, emotional, and authentic animals. Like humans, horses are social beings that live together in herds with defined hierarchies, roles, responsibilities, and relationships very similar to our family systems. Horses maintain a state of constant awareness. Their survival depends on instinctively scanning all aspects of their environment. Interacting with horses can help illuminate our patterns of contact, allowing us to receive direct and immediate feedback from the horse on our intentions, behaviors, and incongruities. Gestalt equine assisted psychotherapy offers the client new opportunities and choices for relationship and emotional growth.

So now I again ask, “Why Boats?”