By loving and handling our animals, one can find peace and heal from life’s problems and struggles. Our menagerie of over 43 horses, 4 miniature horses, 3 foals, a pony, 2 llama’s, a sheep named Myla, 18 Pygmy goats, 4 Nubian goats, dozens of bunnies and special birds in our bird sanctuary, are all part of our “imprinted animals” that help kids as well as adults to heal and find the peace they need to cope with life. Many of these horses and animals were abused and neglected animals, who we have adopted into our rescue program.
Rose Sullivan
Helping Hands Horse Rescue and Equine Therapy
17250 NE Lewis Rogers Lane
Newberg, OR 97132
Phone: 805-551-6336
Email: rsullivanse@gmail.com
Donations help us take care of all the therapy animals, and be able to provide equine therapy to those in need, at no charge. Thus, donations help us as our mission statement states, to utilize the healing abilities of animals to help people rise to their full potential.
Equine Assisted Therapy is incorporating the experiential use of horses in therapy for the purpose of emotional growth and learning. It is a collaborative effort between a therapist, a professional horse specialist, the horses and the client(s). This is an experiential mode of therapy, which means it is based on activities on the ground with the horses. These activities can then be processed to understand emotions, behaviors, and patterns which can lead to change.
Horses are highly sensitive animals, so they mirror the emotions we bring into the arena; drawing out information we may not even know or be aware of.