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Welcome to the Rise Canyon Ranch Blog. This is a safe place where we will be sharing education, insights, and personal stories relating to Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP) and Equine Assisted Learning (EAL) that focus on building our communities in California, Arizona, online and beyond.

Thank you for visiting. We hope you’ll stay awhile, and so do our horses.

Military Service: Just How Difficult is The Transition Back Home?

The mirror reflects back a person you know. For the first time in a very long time you contemplate a change in grooming — longer hair,...

Our Neurobiological Requirements for Healthy Relationships

You may know the feeling: the room is crowded but for some reason you feel empty. The attendees may be people from work, fellow students,...

Tips for Building All Types of Relationships Worth Celebrating

Heart shapes cut from red and pink construction paper. Roses in an array of colors. Candy of any sort or flavor. From early in our lives,...

Is Your Story What You Want It to Be For 2023?

A fresh start to a new year brings so many opportunities, which can make us feel vulnerable, but also brave to face the challenges ahead....

Reflecting on 2022 is Time Well Spent

How well can we know ourselves if we don’t take time to observe how we’re doing? Have you taken time to ask yourself what your 2022...

One Horse’s Journey Through Loss and Grief Offers Gifts for The Holidays

Small steps. Little glimpses. Watching two-month old Willow playing with our mini, Sawyer tells a tale of healing. Willow’s mom, Aspen is...

5 Holiday Coping Strategies Straight from Our Horses’ Mouths

‘Tis that time of year when the weather is crisp and nature turns toward hibernation. For some, hibernation seems a fitting escape from...