PLEASE JOIN US FOR OUR 8TH ANNUAL EVENT

~ The Music of Connection ~

September 18th, 2021

5:00 to 7:00 pm

Performance begins promptly at 5:30 pm

Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres & chili served upon arrival

Music provided by George Potts & Gordon Titcomb (The Carbon Brothers)

Location

The Equus Effect

37 Drum Road, Sharon, CT

IMPORTANT:  Set navigation apps to Sharon Town Beach.  Drum Road is directly across.

The Event will be held OUTDOORS under the roof of our new covered space.

— barn casual attire —

In order to protect our guests, speakers, staff and volunteers, we respectfully ask that if you plan to join us in person, you are fully vaccinated against Covid-19.  If necessary, we will follow the guidelines of the CDC and the State of Connecticut as to wearing a mask.

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Tickets

$125 Adults | $225 Couple | $75 18yrs & younger | Veterans, First Responders & Frontline Health Workers are Free

The Equus Effect®

Somatic Experiencing with Horses

Our Mission

To provide veterans and others in high-stress environments with essential tools to meet life’s challenges and build their capacity for healthy, authentic relationships through purposeful engagement with horses.

Our Work

Our approach to Experiential Learning and Coaching includes engagement with horses that focuses on the body’s natural response to chronic stress and trauma.  We believe, as do experts in the field of neurobiology and trauma, that our reactions to traumatic events and chronic stress remain in the nervous system until they are metabolized and discharged.

Somatic Experiencing (SE), is the foundation and basis of the exercises we teach. Developed by Peter Levine, Ph.D., it is the result of the multidisciplinary study of stress physiology, psychology, ethology, biology, neuroscience, indigenous healing practices, and medical biophysics.  With more than 45 years of successful clinical application, this approach to the restoration of balance and well-being to the nervous system is gaining awareness and recognition by leaders in the fields of psychology and medicine.

Our didactic material, the reflective aspects of our work with horses and ground-based natural horsemanship techniques, help participants regain agency and emotional agility.

 We focus on restoring nervous system regulation. It is a body-oriented model that helps heal trauma and chronic stress from the bottom up — and from the inside out.

We do not focus on ‘treatment goals’.  Rather, the specific aim of our work is to help warriors from all walks of life uncover and dissolve barriers that live on in their systems long after they return to their homes and communities.  

We have graduated over 1000 men and women from the VA Healthcare System , Vet Centers, Treatment Centers, Law Enforcement Agencies and Hospitals in Connecticut, New York, Maryland, Massachusetts, North Carolina and Washington State through our four-session curriculum.

No horse experience necessary.  No riding involved.

Our Vision

A country where men and women in uniform and others who work in high stress environments have the opportunity to enjoy the physical, mental and emotional freedom they work hard to protect for our country, our communities and our families.

Our Values

We never charge veterans, first responders and frontline health workers for our services.

We rely on the generosity of donors and foundations who want to see these brave men and women go from surviving to thriving.  

We do however, offer this program to others in stressful situations at home, work or school through special, fee-based programs that address the needs and concerns of those groups. &nb