LIFE SKILLS PROGRAMS WITH HORSES
Programs & Workshops
Discover the Power of Learning & Healing
With Horses
La Esperanza offers experiential learning programs that support emotional well-being and personal growth for children, families, and educators. Through hands-on activities with horses, art, and nature, participants discover calm, confidence, and self-awareness in a safe, supportive environment.
Keep scrolling and you’ll find the path that fits you best. At the bottom of the page, you’ll discover our full list of programs and workshops waiting for you.
When We LACK These Skills
Struggling to Communicate
Your Needs & Boundaries
Feeling Anxious, Overwhelmed,
or Unsure of Yourself
Hesitating to Lead
or Step Forward with Confidence
Lacking Mindfulness &
Always Distracted or Disconnected
Difficulty in Building Trust &
Feeling Safe in Relationship with Self & Others
Horses Help You BUILD These Skills
Confidently Expressing Yourself
& Creating Healthy Boundaries
Grow Self-Assurance, Replacing Doubt with Confidence in Your Choices
Discover Leading Through Trust & Connection, Not Pressure & Control
Learn to Stay Grounded in the Moment
Instead of Being Pulled in Every Direction
Build Lasting Relationships by Valuing Yourself & Communicating with Respect
The Life Lessons Horses Teach Us Every Day
Empowering Children, Families,
& Adults Through Nature and Horses
Each experience, from workshops to family sessions and celebrations, is designed to support growth, balance, and joy for people of all ages.
Communication
Mindfulness
Leadership
Connection
Self-Belief
Grounded in Science. Guided by Horses.
Our programs aren’t a quick fix. They’re life-changing. Backed by a five-year research study with the Universities of Calgary, Saskatoon, and Regina, this work is internationally certified and regulated through the EAL Network. Designed by combining leading research on how humans learn with studies of wild horse behaviour, Equine-Assisted Learning delivers proven results.
The difference? It’s not people doing the teaching, it’s the horses. Their honesty, presence, and connection create powerful experiences that helps our participants recognize what needs to change within themselves and build the skills to do it.
Programs, Celebrations & Workshops:
Birthday Parties
Celebrate your child’s special day surrounded by nature, laughter, and horses! From brushing ponies and feeding horses to creating art and playing games, every moment at La Esperanza invites joy and connection. Families relax while kids explore, laugh, and celebrate in a safe, outdoor space designed for fun and beautiful memories.
Morning Pony Club
Start the day surrounded by ponies, play, and connection! Our Morning Pony Club is a fun and gentle 5-week program where children and parents spend time together learning, laughing, and growing in nature. Each session includes brushing and feeding the ponies, playing interactive games (like a mini obstacle course), and enjoying fruit, water, and a warm drink to end the morning.
Family Workshops
Our Family Workshops offer a beautiful opportunity for parents and children to spend meaningful time together in nature. Over four hours, families work side by side enjoying creative activities, hands-on interaction with horses, and a guided art project that encourages teamwork and connection. Families leave feeling lighter, closer, and more in tune, both with one another and with the world around them.
Women's Workshops
Take a pause from the noise of everyday life and reconnect with yourself in the calm presence of horses. Our Women’s Workshops offer four hours of reflection, connection, and gentle learning, exploring themes like confidence, communication, and emotional balance, all in a safe and supportive space.
Each workshop also includes a short additional activity such as art, gentle yoga, feeding the ducks, or a peaceful walk around the property. Enjoy fruit and a warm drink, along with a 20-minute break to rest and take in the beauty of nature. It’s a grounding experience designed to help women breathe deeply, find calm, and leave feeling lighter, clearer, and more connected to themselves and the world around them.
Mother-Daughter Workshops
Our Mother & Daughter Workshops are designed to strengthen bonds and create lasting memories through shared experiences in nature. This 3½-hour workshop helps mothers and daughters explore trust, communication, and confidence guided by the honesty and calm of the horses. Each session also includes a short art activity, plus fruit, water, and a warm drink to enjoy together. It’s a beautiful chance to slow down and truly connect.
Father-Son Workshop
Spend meaningful time together, outdoors, connecting through the calm presence of horses. Our Father & Son Workshops are designed to strengthen trust, communication, and confidence through shared hands-on experiences in nature. This 3½-hour workshop helps fathers and sons work together, learn from one another, and build stronger bonds through the honesty and grounding nature of horses. Each workshop also includes a short art activity, plus fruit, water, and a warm drink to enjoy together. It’s a space to pause, breathe, and connect without distractions.
Couples Workshops
Our Couple Workshops offer a peaceful 3½-hour experience designed to strengthen communication, trust, and connection. Together, couples engage in gentle, hands-on activities with horses that encourage teamwork, understanding, and emotional awareness. Each session also includes a short additional activity such as art, yoga, a walk around the property, or feeding the ducks or chickens, along with fruit, water, and a warm drink to enjoy during a restful break. It’s a calm, meaningful experience that helps couples slow down, breathe, and reconnect with each other and with nature.
School Workshops
Supporting Kindness, Friendship & Emotional Well-Being
At La Esperanza – Equine Assisted Learning, we offer school-based workshops designed to support students’ social and emotional development in a meaningful, experiential way.
Through ground-based, hands-on activities with horses, students learn by experience rather than instruction alone. Horses naturally respond to emotions, body language, and behavior, helping students develop self-awareness, responsibility, and respect for others in a calm and non-judgmental environment.
At La Esperanza, our goal is to support schools in nurturing emotionally healthy students and fostering a school culture rooted in respect, connection, and compassion.
