A 501(c)3 Organization. Text HOOFSTEPS to 850-757-2920 to make a DONATION today!

Located in Crestview, Florida

Healing Hoof Steps Equine Assisted Mental Health Counseling and Therapeutic Riding 

What conditions are treated with Equine Assisted Mental Health Counseling and/or Therapeutic Riding?

• Depression or Anxiety
• At-Risk Youth
• P.T.S.D./Trauma
• Relationship Issues
• Grief
• ADHD
• Family Counseling
• Women's Issues
• ​Autism
  
• ​Physical or developmental disabilities

• PATH Certified Riding Instructors
• Ages 5yrs & up
• Riding Activities
• Holistic Approach
• Not Covered By Insurance

Vision Statement

Passionately impacting our community by engaging horses and innovative techniques at a premier facility to improve the mental, physical, and emotional well-being of the Emerald Coast

"Improving lives one FOOT and one HOOF step at a time."

Mission Statement

To create lasting, positive change in the lives of individuals along the Emerald Coast through therapeutic engagement with horses.

Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program

• Licensed Mental Health Counselors
• Ages 5yrs & up
• Non-Mounted Activities
• HIPPA Compliant
• May Be Covered By Major Medical Insurance

​We offer two distinct programs at Healing Hoof Steps

As a 501c3, every gift helps us forward our mission to serve more of the community through horses! 

Holistic Therapeutic Riding Program

What is Equine Mental Health Counseling/Learning?

• Tri-Team Approach using a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, an Equine Specialist & Horses
• Evidence-Based Psychotherapy Techniques + Experiential ground activities
• Not horsemanship or riding
• Works with metaphors
• Process feelings, behaviors and patterns

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What is Therapeutic Riding?

• Sessions on horseback structured to provide cognitive, emotional, physical and social benefits to riders with disabilities
• Led by experienced instructors in a secured arena
• Improves flexibility, balance & muscle strength

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