Welcome to Backwater Ranch

Immersive Experiences at Backwater Ranch

Backwater Ranch is where our clients come to immerse themselves in nature & become a part of our herd. Our focus is on enhancing quality of life through the practise of ‘being in the moment’.

Equine Assisted Learning is suitable for people dealing with complex behaviours & emotions. Spending time with horses takes our minds to the present moment, giving us a mental break away from our personal struggles & challenges. Horses, with their quiet strength, can provide non-judgemental awareness & acceptance, which can have a profound healing affect on our minds & hearts.

Our services include assisting children, teens & adults who may be experiencing:

• Bullying

• ADD, ADHD & ASD Symptoms & Behaviours

• Disability

• Emotional Dysregulation

• Depression

• Anxiety

• Dementia

• Self-confidence or Self Worth Concerns

• Relationship Issues

• Family or Work Issues

Learn New Skills & Healthy Behaviours With Help From Our Horses

Horses offer a safe space for us to share our deepest thoughts & feelings that we may be unable to share with anyone else. They also allow us the oppourtunity to learn from their behaviours.

With horses as our model, we can learn many new skills & behaviours that we can carry across to our human interactions & personal lives.

Horses have the unique ability to teach us:

• Healthy ways to express our emotions

• To look at our feelings & emotions as information about an inner need or boundary

• How to set boundaries

• How to regulate our emotions

• Self-confidence

• Leadership skills

• How to form connections & friendships

• How to find our place in the herd/family/work

• How to notice, name & express our feelings, then let go & continue on, or ‘go back to grazing’