The therapy program is the heart and soul of Thompson Therapy. Equine therapy sessions with Dr. Thompson offer clients a fresh approach to their struggles. Working with a wide range of issues, Dr. Thompson with the help of her horses structures each clients sessions to be highly personalized, organic, and result oriented. Dr. Thompson facilitates and guides the relationships between her clients and her horses as a therapeutic model that opens up new possibilities, perspectives, and solutions.
Our day retreats are an amazing way to check in with yourself, reconnect, reflect, and integrate the necessary changes you want to make in your life. Retreats are typically from 10am-3pm and provide a therapeutic structure that enables participates to safely explore issues that they have been struggling with and allow them the creative space to experience a different perspective.
Horsemanship lessons are about so much more than learning how to ride. Dr. Thompson gives her students a well-rounded education in what it takes to become a successful horse-person. From training, horse care, herd psychology, riding, and communication, students in the riding program are taught natural horsemanship practices that not only apply to their relationship with horses but to the world around them. Horsemanship Lesson Packages also available (4 weekly lessons for $220.)
Dr. Thompson’s mission is to provide acceptance, support, security, and structure that must be present for quality treatment. In a unique open range setting, clients find the courage necessary to make positive changes in their lives and build a future that is full of hope and promise. With the help of her horses Dr. Thompson guides her clients to identify and develop their inner strengths and re-connect to the world around them in a healthy way.
“Ashley has a passion for her horses and students that is very visible. My daughter is visually impaired and loves horses and the time and dedication that Ashley takes with her has made my daughters dreams of riding become a reality.”
— – Jennifer Pascarella
“Ashley is a wonderful teacher, with a gift of sensitivity not only to her amazing horses but also to her clients. I love how she caters each lesson to each person, matching exactly where I am to what she senses will best benefit both me and the horse that day.”
— -Luci Butler
“Ashley has an amazing ability to connect with humans and horses. Therapy with the horses is the one thing that always puts a smile on my daughter. It is a wonderful place to find peace and connection. We feel blessed to have found her and her horses!”
— – Jill Miller