How Horses Can Help Us Heal From Depression

In this video, author and mental health educator Douglas Bloch talks about the positive impact that horses can have on our mental health. The name for this healing effect is "equine assisted therapy."
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[@lindaslinger4413]

100% true. I've always been a horse girl. In the time when I was starting to get depressed, I temperarely had no horses to take care of and that really hit me hard. Then I met this nice woman who was looking for some help with her horse. It was love at first sight with her horse. His character is unbelievable, he is so sweet and gentle. Being outside, having this responsibility, having the exercise and connecting with this beautiful animal is what keeps me sane right now.

[@DouglasBloch]

Thank you for your testimony. I’m sure that many people are having your experience

[@lindaslinger4413]

@@DouglasBloch I hope so, it's really great for people with depression. I also heard that people with ptsd can really benefit from therapy with horses

[@texasgoddess323]

Basically, you’re speaking about energy exchange from animal to human and vice versa. Having a warm, caring body, whether it be a horse, dog, rabbit, cat, or person, can absolutely be healing!🌻

[@mirnamisevic1993]

Animals are amazing healers. My cat gives me so much peace with his purrr

[@DouglasBloch]

Yes, I’ve also had some amazing cats

[@mirnamisevic1993]

@@DouglasBloch ❤🤗

[@susankeeley1733]

Hi what great confirmation, recovering from burnout/breakdown, I'm on a retreat and I've been talking and stroking the horses round here in the countryside. I've loved horses since I was born but yes they just have something amazing about them. Thankyou.

[@DouglasBloch]

Wonderful!

[@michelleyb.9709]

My continued recovery from depression has been long and treacherous. Even now, when there isn't anything particularly wrong, I feel the pull to fall back into depression. It has some kind of " siren song" to it. Putting my focus outside myself, like he suggests, definitely breaks the spell of depression, at least for awhile. Volunteering at an animal shelter has turned my life around and I am so grateful to have this coping skill

[@DouglasBloch]

I’m glad that working with animals has helped you. It seems to be a really good coping strategy for many people

[@LaVictoireRosee]

I love you Douglas. I hope you are well. Thank you for these videos.

[@DouglasBloch]

Glad you like them!

[@EMC-08]

Hi Douglas, hope you are healing well. I am doing better.. I truly believe that animals help us heal in many ways. I been watching the movie HeartLand.. lots of horses in this movie. Take care!! 🙏🏻🌈🙏🏻

[@DouglasBloch]

Thanks. What is heartland about.

[@EMC-08]

@@DouglasBloch Heartland is on Netflix and it’s about families going through different seasons in their lives and one girl in particular has a special gift in reading and dealing with the horses.. and it shows how horses help many people in so many ways. It has 13 seasons, I just love it!! ❤️❤️

[@clairejohnston2461]

As a horse lover, I approve of this video. 😉

[@californiadreaming6560]

Thank you, your looking well.

[@DouglasBloch]

Thank you! Hope to see you on the live chat tomorrow.

[@angellee9307]

Still trying🙋🏽‍♀️💜👍🏽

[@DouglasBloch]

Keep at it.

[@umeshlimbu2799]

Hi Douglas, Ty for video. Did u had covid vaccine?

[@DouglasBloch]

I was vaccinated in March

[@aimalkhan4609]

My dear Douglas, would you consider reading the holy Quran? ( The last and final revelation of God)

[@DouglasBloch]

I did read it many years ago. What translation do you recommend

[@aimalkhan4609]

@@DouglasBloch I don't have any particular translation to recommened you, but I must tell you the Quran has transformed the lives of many people including the American Dr. Lawerence Brown who ended up becoming a Muslim from being a hardcore atheist. If the Quran hadn't been the word of God, I would have commited suicide five years ago when my whole world came crashing down after being diagnosed with clinical depression. I was born with a disabilty called "muscular dystrophy" and on top of that, a monster called major depression made my life a living hell. I am also someone who has been battling with " irritable bowel syndrome" and two other incurable diseases. I have other issues as well which includes living in a dysfunctional family. What makes me such a strong believer of the Quran is the fact that it is 80% scientifically proved and the rest is ambigous according to a famous Muslim scholar Dr. Zakir Naik. He holds a PhD degree in the comperative religions of the world and is also a medical doctor. Naik also owns a channel called "peace TV". Imagine yourself or someone else in my shoes. I have been called a superhuman by one of my friends considering every thing. I am very fragile, and I owe it to the almighty ALLAH for not giving up on my life. Islam says that God tests those whom he holds very dear to him. Your battle with depression will pay you off abundantly in the life hereafter. I have a feeling that your life will change soon dramatically. I will remember you in my prayers. God bless you!