Mission & Beliefs

Mission

Cross Keys Equine Therapy is an organization dedicated to providing quality equine assisted therapy and learning activities. Our mission is to provide hope, healing and opportunities for emotional growth to people of all ages in relationship with horses. Believing that life often brings emotional and relational brokenness, our staff of therapists and horse specialists, as well as each of our volunteers and board members are committed to providing a safe environment that promotes heart change and healing. Because horses are authentic in nature, they quickly help clients discern lie-based thinking and inconsistencies in thoughts and behaviors. Horses have the ability to influence people in incredibly powerful ways. Clients are given hands-on tasks with horses that correspond with their personal goals and objectives. Clients are then given the opportunity to process their thoughts, beliefs, behaviors and patterns. Cross Keys Equine Therapy gives clients the ability to discover effective ways to manage anger, resolve conflict, exhibit responsibility, and to establish self-care and good boundaries. This therapy enables them to take healthier patterns of relating to others and strategies for dealing with brokenness out of the arena and into their lives.

Vision

Our vision is for our clients to take ownership of truths in their lives by allowing horses to teach them how to be authentic, and present; how to seek open and honest communication with others; and how to take care of themselves by giving and receiving trust and respect.

Beliefs

We believe that healing is made possible only by the grace of God.
We believe the Bible is the word of God and is our source of truth.
We believe that behavior is only a symptom of what is going on in the heart.
We believe that passivity is one of the greatest difficulties of our existence and that heart change requires active pursuit of truth.

“Therefore strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees. ‘Make level paths for your feet,’ so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.”

(Hebrews 12:12-13)