Connected Horse
Life Affirming Programs
for Living with Dementia
Make A Difference
Connected Horse is changing lives by helping people build meaningful connections.Listen to Tammy Maida’s story to learn how Connected Horse helped her and her family find understanding, connection, and acceptance.
Our Programs
Trained facilitators guide on-the-ground interactions between horses and participants, who report a greater sense of awareness, confidence, and social connection.
Whether you are participating at home or in a community program, interactive sensory activities and playful engagement are designed to wake up the senses and affirm social bonds.
Explore the methodology behind our unique equine-guided programming. Enroll in our Training Institute to learn more and become a certified Connected Horse facilitator.
Bring life-changing programming to your community. Qualified barns throughout the US and Canada can complete a rigorous training program to become approved Connected Horse workshop facilities.
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Join Our Team
Join a community that is passionate about helping those facing dementia to feel closer and more alive through the beauty of the human/horse connection.
”“I believe Connected Horse is really onto something. Theirs is an organization that provides therapeutic equine therapy to those experiencing memory loss and dementia, along with their families and communities, to bring compassionate care and healing between people and horses. Please join me in supporting this worthy organization.
Robert RedfordActor, Filmmaker, Environmentalist
”Horses’ innate abilities to understand their environment, support their herd, and provide nonjudgmental responses and feedback allow for a rich learning and healing environment. Combining working with horses with workshop exercises such as mindfulness leads to a therapeutic result, including reducing feelings of depression and anxiety, strengthening coping skills and reducing isolation.
Michael Splaine, MACEO Cognitive Solutions, LLC
”Not only as an advocate of horse and human harmony and connection, but also as a Certified HeartMath Trainer, I am always aware of exemplary programs, methods, and tools that successfully help manage stress, anxiety, and mental blocks. Connected Horse is one such program.
Kansas CarradineHorsewoman, Entertainer, Educator
