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Equestrian Fear & Trauma Research
When We Fall, We Get Back Up Again: Survivors of Equestrian Trauma Report a Lack of Psychological Su
AmandaEve Slattery, Isabelle Desrosiers,
Cala Annala, Mariah Thomas, Megan Pinfield, Melanie O’Neill (2025) When We Fall We Get Back Up Again: Survivors of Equestrian Trauma Report a Lack of Psychological Support. [Poster Presentation] CPA Conference
Equestrian Trauma: The Role of Multiple Falls On Posttraumatic Symptomatology and Well-Being
Stephen W. Leynard, Melanie L. O’Neill, and Megan Pinfield, (2025). Equestrian Trauma: The Role of Multiple Falls on Posttraumatic Symptomatology and Well-Being.[Poster Presentation] CPA Conference
The Effects of Coaching on Athlete Mental Health
Jordan Wutke, Megan Pinfield, Melanie O'Neill, Liam Aoki, (2025) Exploring the Impact of Injury Severity in Equestrian Sports on the Relationship Between a Coach and Their Athlete's Mental Health. [Poster Presentation] CPA Conference
Differing Resiliency Scores Based on Rider Level
Isabelle Desrosier, Mariah Thomas, Megan Pinfield, Melanie O'Neill, Stephen Lenyard, (2025) Riding Proficiency and the Resilience Divide: Exploring Differences Among Equestrians. [Poster Presentation] CPA Conference
Trauma Informed Horsemanship
What is it?
Being Trauma Informed means having a deep understanding of how traumatic experiences effect individuals, groups and systems. It means bringing awareness of how trauma influences development of the brain into every interaction with horses and riders. When interactions between horse and rider are viewed through a trauma informed lens each partner's nervous system has a better chance of staying emotionally safe and calm during the experience.
Who Should Learn?
All individuals working with horses can benefit from using a trauma informed lens in their interactions. When we understand a horse's behavior or a person's behavior is a trauma response and not just bad behavior we are able to find a way through the interaction with respect for ourselves and the other individual.
Book A Workshop
If you are interested in learning about how life experiences impact brain development and want to develop a more attuned and compassionate partnership with your horse and yourself consider hosting a training at your barn or stable. Contact Megan