Youth Programs - Life Skills Development

Cartier Equine Center believes in taking pro-active measures and innovative strategies to better prepare the youth of today by empowering them with skills and support, to conquer the negative influences that surround them. It is the Equine Center's goal to offer each participant the opportunity to work with, love, care for and learn from horses . . . a dream come true for most! Cartier's Equine Center offers this unique program of helping kids before they find themselves in trouble.

This program is enhanced by life-skills lessons that focus on peer pressure, positive communication, problem solving, conflict resolution and other teen social needs. It also explores alternatives to participating in negative activities or behavior.

Equine-Assisted Learning is a powerful, professional and effective approach, proven to have a positive impact on individuals of all ages. The goal of equine-assisted learning is to provide hope and healing to kids (and adults) that suffer from substance abuse, behavioral issues, attention deficit disorder, eating disorders, physical, emotional or sexual abuse, depression, anxiety and relationship problems.