healing with horses
EquichanceYour equine therapy centre situated in the heart of the Luberon (84), France. We help you confront and overcome your fears in a context of mutual respect.
Mission
Horses have for a long time and across different cultures, been seen to have special healing and therapeutic powers. They have been seen as mirrors, messengers, work partners and man’s best friend. Equine therapy is not about riding a horse but rather about being in close physical contact with horses to establish a bond of trust and understanding. The aim is to establish a relationship of confidence and equality between the horse and the person. In putting trust in the horse, the person is affirming his trust and confidence in himself and the same applies to the horse.
Freedom of movement
We have homegrown and home trained our horses to be very close to people and naturally easy to approach and handle. The current herd of 5 horses have been specially trained in equine therapy, they are unusually docile and tactile and whilst playful and animated they are all even tempered. Unlike in traditional equestrian centres, the horses have been allowed to roam freely in as close to a natural environment as possible. It is this freedom of movement which will be at the heart of our project.
News & Announcements
Read our monthly updates as we progress to our public launch.
June 2024 update
Hot news from the Luberon is as follows; Infrastructure Renovation of one of the gypsy caravans now completed which will provide additional lodging space for visitors Second caravan to be acquired...
04 January 2024 Update
A Happy New Year from the Equichance team and we are pleased to announce our progress as follows; Infrastructure Work on the 5-metre-wide circuit around the property will begin on the 11th January...
20 October 2023 Update
Infrastructure We have scoped out a 5-metre-wide circuit around the property which is important as not only does it give us a safe circuit for our work but it also allows the herd to be in unison...
MILESTONES TO WATCH OUT FOR
INFRASTRUCTURE
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- Upgrading of the horse shelter.
- Building a hay shelter.
- Replacing plastic fencing with wooden fencings on all fields.
- 1 more gyspy caravan to be acquired to increase our capacity to accommodate more guests.
- Acquisition of and fencing of one more hectare of land (offer made, awaiting approval).
PARTNERSHIPS
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- Visits being made by both Clubhouse Lyon and Clubhouse Marseille with a view to setting up weekly support programmes.
- Working with various investors on their own leadership and pre/ post burn-out needs.
- Targeting an annual funding commitment of circa €120,000 for infrastructure and running costs (we are currently at €80,000).
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HORSES
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- Ongoing training of four of the horses to ensure that all, including the youngest, can work both individually and as a team.
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MARKETING
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- B2B marketing programme in place.
- Reliance on cross-referral between clients and sponsors.
- Online presence to be launched via relevant social media channels.
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