Adult EAL Programs

At Little Oasis Equine, we take a proactive approach to helping adults build confidence, resilience, and essential life skills. Our goal is to empower participants with the tools they need to navigate challenges and overcome negative influences. For some, working with horses is a dream come true; for others, it’s a powerful exercise in facing fears and stepping outside their comfort zone.

Our program focuses on key life skills such as effective communication, problem-solving, conflict resolution, and navigating peer pressure. We also address boundary setting and assertiveness—skills that are often overlooked in today’s fast-paced, technology-driven world. Participants explore healthier alternatives to negative behaviours and choices, gaining valuable insights that foster personal growth and emotional well-being.

EAL offers a supportive environment for those facing challenges such as substance abuse, behavioural issues, ADHD, eating disorders, trauma, depression, anxiety, and relationship difficulties. Through guided interactions with horses, participants can find hope, healing, and a renewed sense of self.

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Individual Skills Development

Life Skills Development

EAL offers a unique, hands-on approach to personal growth and skill development. Each session is designed to provide customized learning experiences that help participants strengthen essential life skills while gaining deeper self-awareness.

Through working with horses, participants explore their ability to build relationships, contribute to a team, and recognize how personal barriers may either support or limit their growth. Facilitators play a key role in interpreting the horses’ nonverbal communication, helping to reveal insights into each participant’s personality. This process fosters emotional balance, resilience, and personal development.

Many participants experience profound self-discovery and life-changing growth as they progress through the program, gaining valuable skills that support both personal and professional success.

Horses live within a social order that is based on the principles of trust, loyalty and mutual concern.

EQUINE ASSISTED LEARNING PROGRAMS ARE UNMOUNTED AND NO PREVIOUS HORSE EXPERIENCE IS NECESSARY.

Date Night

*not just for couples

Join us for a date night and deepenthe connection with your partner (or bestie).

The horses will help you strengthen your communication using fun trust-building exercises.

You will be sure to discover some new thingsabout each other!

$150 per couple (1.5hr session)
Minimum of 6 people (3 couples)

OR grab a group of 6 FRIENDS

call 250-368-2002 or email us to reserve your space.

Adult Programs

Equine-Assisted Learning can provide social skills enhancement in a socially challenging time.

🐴👫 Join us for a social skills tune-up with our Equine Assisted Learning ADULT program. The focus will be on relationship building, horse-related social skills, communication, body language, trust/respect, self as part of a team, healthy boundaries, etc. We use specific building block style exercises that are incredibly effective and so much fun!

Each session is 1.5 hour once per week
8 sessions
Total cost: $600 plus GST

*Partial funding available.

Please contact us if your group is interested in our Adult Program.

Family Sessions

With smart phones and other devices providing a constant distraction, creating a real connection with your family can be nearly impossible.

Group sessions with horses can be a fun way to improve communication skills and teamwork. A horse is the ultimate teacher of respect, and they convey the message in unforgettable ways.

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