1. Life Skills takes the Lead on Learning Lifelong Guidelines through Equine Assisted Therapy

2.  Organization

3.  Active Listening Visual SupportsIdentification

4.  Daily tasks and job skills

5.  Sensory Experiences WonderExcitement

6.  Patience Learning through Doing Freedom to explore

7.  Curiosity Becoming familiarSensory Learning

8.  Taking Initiative Mixing foodFeeding horses

9.  Becoming Responsible Brushing the horsesCleaning the stalls

10.  Pride Doing a good job Understanding expectations

11.  Promoting Self- realization IndependenceExploration

12.  Self-Confidence Becoming independent at job tasks Trying new things

13.  Personal Best Working hard at the job given Attempting new tasks

14.  Integrity Doing what is askedDoing what is right

15.  Sense of Humor Having funEnjoying the moments

16.  Perseverance Trying new thingsOvercoming fears

17.  Cooperation Doing what is askedWorking together

18.  Flexibility Attempting all tasksTrying new activities

19.  No Put-Downs Positive learning Encouraging environment

20.  Resourcefulness Responding to challenges Taking risks

21.  Caring Feeling loved Showing concern and love

22.  Problem-solving Creating solutions to new problems Attempting new ways of doing things

23.  Self-Advocacy Being aware of personal strengths Celebrating success

24.  Trustworthiness Trust and confidenceTaking a leap of faith

25.  Engagment Active participationEnjoyment

26.  Independence Taking control of selfIndependent learning

27.  Courage Trying new things and becoming successful Believing in self

28.  Friendship Working togetherBeing encouraging

29.  Trust and Respect Respecting self and othersTrusting in self and others

30.  Freedom Freedom to exploreFreedom to be yourself

31.  Generalizing Skills Taking what's learned in the classroom… Applying it into other environments

32.  Progress Progress in sequencing Progress in understanding

33.  Helpfulness Cleaning and organizing Feeding and caring for the horses

34.  And by the end… Total independence and self-respect Self-confidence, pride and self-advocacy

35.  We are successful. We are perfectly made in our own right. We are individuals. We are blessed. We are loved. We are important. We are respected. We are beautiful. WE HAVE A VOICE.