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Life Reins, Inc.

Accessible equine-facilitated psychotherapy for communities that need it most 🤎🐴
Mental health advocates ✨
Victim services 🩶

11/17/2025

🤠✨ The countdown is ON for the Reins for Resilience Gala: Saddles & Sequins! ✨🤠

We’re so excited to share our official Gala Program for the night — and let’s just say… you’re in for a boot-scootin’ good time!

Here’s what you can look forward to on December 6th at Painted Oaks Academy:

🐎 6:00 PM – Event Kickoff
Grab a drink, find your seat, and settle in for a night under the stars!

🎤 6:30 PM – Welcome Words
Hear from our President & Founder, a client story of resilience, and our incredible host Carmen Vallone.

🎶 7:00 PM – Live Music + Dinner
Enjoy delicious food and country hits from our talented musician.

👢 7:45 PM – Let’s Dance!
Learn to line dance and bring out your inner cowboy/cowgirl!

🎵 8:30 PM – More Music
Keep the good vibes going!

🎩 9:00 PM – Cowboy Hat Contest
Show off your decorated hat — creativity is encouraged!

🏇 9:30 PM – Virtual Horse Race Winners Circle
Join the excitement as donations race toward impact!

Plus: All night our cowboy hat creation station will be open, along with cozy fire pits, and a whole lot of sparkle. ✨

We’re celebrating resilience, community, and healing through the power of horses — and we can’t wait to share this unforgettable night with you.

📅 December 6, 2025
📍 Painted Oaks Academy
🎟️ Tickets & info: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/1st-annual-reins-for-resilience-gala

Saddle up for a sparkling night of giving! 🤎🐴✨

11/16/2025

🐴✨ Horse Spotlight: Nuskya (Sky) ✨🐴

Meet Nuskya, lovingly known as Sky — our tall, flea-bitten grey queen who isn’t shy about taking charge. With her big presence and bold personality, Sky brings a special kind of energy to the barn… one that challenges, empowers, and inspires.

Sky can be a little pushy at times (especially when she thinks it’s time for breakfast!) — but that’s exactly what makes her such an incredible partner in Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy. She teaches clients how to:
💬 Communicate clearly
💪 Set healthy boundaries
✨ Step into confidence and assertiveness
🧠 Recognize their own internal strength

When you work with Sky, you feel it — that shift from “Can I do this?” to “I know I can.”
Her presence reminds clients that standing tall doesn’t always mean being loud… sometimes it just means being grounded, intentional, and true to yourself.

We’re so grateful to have this strong, stunning girl as part of our herd. 💛

11/14/2025

Many people ask us why we use horses specifically for mental health recovery. Horses can actually feel empathy, unlike most other animals.

🤎 They hold one of the most powerful long-term memories among domestic animals - recalling people, voices, and events for decades
🤎 They can read human intent through facial expressions, distinguishing friend from threat long before a hand is raised
🤎 They can sense human emotion through voice tone, breath rhythm, and body tension even from across a field
🤎 Their mirror neurons in their brain allow them to feel what others feel
🤎 Horses also grieve deeply, similar to humans, and will withdraw in quiet mourning

It is these qualities that make the horse an incredible therapist for those struggling with some of the hardest battles. Their presence and connection enhances the therapeutic experience and can begin healing in ways traditional therapy never could.

Please continue helping us on our mission to advocate for alternative mental health treatment across Central Florida ✨ www.lifereinsincfl.com

11/13/2025

We spent Veterans Day in the Ormond Beach community for their Veteran Tribute event 💙
Despite the gusts of wind trying to blow down our booth, it was such a pleasure being there and advocating for mental health. Thank you to AdventHealth for recommending us!

We are so thankful to all our veteran clients and their families 🇺🇸

11/11/2025

🇺🇸 Honoring Our Veterans 🐴💙

This Veterans Day, we honor the courage and resilience of those who have served — and we recognize that the battle doesn’t always end when the uniform comes off.

At Life Reins, we provide trauma-informed Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy (EFP) for veterans navigating the invisible wounds of war, including Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

Horses offer a powerful path to healing — they respond to the energy and emotions around them, mirroring what’s felt but often unspoken. For veterans with PTSD, this creates a unique opportunity to:
🐴 Regain a sense of safety and control
🐴 Reconnect with trust and emotional awareness
🐴 Reduce hypervigilance and anxiety through grounding exercises
🐴 Build confidence and connection in a nonjudgmental space

Through this partnership, veterans rediscover balance — emotionally, physically, and mentally — and begin to reclaim peace, one rein at a time.

Today and every day, we stand beside our veterans as they find courage in calm and healing in connection. 💛

11/10/2025

🐴 Behind the Sessions at Life Reins 🧠💛

The most common question we get is, “well what is EFP?” At Life Reins, every session is grounded in both compassion and clinical integrity. Our approach follows a co-facilitated model — meaning each session is led by a licensed mental health professional and a certified equine specialist working together to ensure both emotional safety and therapeutic depth.

✨ What’s the difference between EFP and EFL?
• Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy (EFP): A clinically driven, evidence-informed treatment approach that integrates horses into mental health therapy. Sessions focus on emotional processing, trauma recovery, and behavioral change — always facilitated by a licensed therapist.
• Equine-Facilitated Learning (EFL): An experiential learning model focused on personal growth, communication, leadership, and team development. While therapeutic benefits often occur, EFL is not psychotherapy.

At Life Reins, our co-founders are deeply hands-on, personally involved in running, overseeing, and refining each program. Every session — whether therapy or learning-based — reflects our shared mission: to create a safe, intentional space for connection, healing, and growth.

11/09/2025

🌟 Giving Tuesday | December 2 🌟
At Life Reins, healing begins with connection — between people, horses, and hope. This Giving Tuesday, your gift helps provide Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy (EFP) to trauma survivors, at risk youth, first responders, and families across Central Florida.

Share the Reins.
• $25 → Feed & daily care for our therapy herd
• $50 → Session materials & safe barn setup
• $75 → Funds a partial session of EFP
• $150 → Funds a full EFP session for someone in need

💛 Give here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/donate-to-make-a-difference-19702

Every dollar keeps hope moving — one rein at a time.

11/08/2025

Welcome to therapy work, Dancer! 🐴✨

She is sweet, sensitive and a natural feeler. Her Mom wanted her to help others as much as she helped her, so we now have another therapy partner to add to the herd in Deltona.

Dancer is emotional like many of us and can really connect with her human counterparts in session. We can’t wait to see all the healing she brings in the future 💛

11/07/2025

We’re teaming up with Painted Oaks Academy for a holiday toy drive! 🎄🐴

Starting this Saturday November 8th, stop by Painted Oaks and drop off a toy for ages 1-12 in our drop box to help families facing economic or environmental hardship this year.

For a small entry fee Thurs-Sun, you can also head into the property for animal visits, pony rides, hay rides, and the mini train!

Make sure to grab a special treat on November 8th (popcorn & ice cream!) & romp around the play area.

Entry tickets can be found at: https://paintedoaksacademy.com

We love being able to give back to our community for all the love and support this past year ❤️

11/06/2025

Next Tuesday 11/11 we will be in Ormond Beach at this amazing Veteran tribute event.

Our incredible community partners AdventHealth recommended us and are so gracious and humbled to be a part of this opportunity.

We’ll be networking with the community about EFP and why horses make incredible healing vessels for veterans dealing with PTSD, depression, anger, anxiety, or other mental health struggles 🐴✨

11/04/2025

Time to introduce this little diva, the spitfire herself, Blu ❤️‍🔥
She may be small, but boy is she mighty! Blu knows how to hold her own and isn’t afraid to assert her boundaries. Clients love being able to relate to her energetic and sassy personality.

Blu makes a great therapy partner for those big and small (just like her) 🐴 (And we swear it’s not because she’ll do almost anything for a cookie)

You can find Blu at our Volusia County location!

11/02/2025

🎉 Save the Date!
We’re saddling up for a sparkling night of giving! 💛

Join us for the Reins for Resilience Gala: Saddles & Sequins — an unforgettable evening of western charm, live music, line dancing, cowboy hats, and a little bit of sparkle… all in support of Life Reins, Inc. and our mission to provide Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy to trauma survivors, first responders, and those in need of healing.

📅 Date: Saturday, December 6, 2025
⏰ Time: 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
📍 Location: Painted Oaks Academy, Orlando, FL
👢 Dress Code: Western Chic — boots, semi formal, and a touch of shimmer!

🎠 Highlights include:
✨ Live Music & Line Dancing Lessons
🎨 Cowboy Hat Decorating Station (every guest gets one!)
🎩 Hat Contest with prizes
🐎 Fundraising “Horse Race” to track donations in real time
🎁 Auction items featuring EFP sessions and horse sponsorships

Let’s come together to celebrate resilience, hope, and the healing power of horses. 🌾

Tickets are now available! 👉🏼 https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/1st-annual-reins-for-resilience-gala

Options include general registration, full table (for organizations with 4-6 people), and sponsor tickets for a little VIP treatment. Hope to see you there! 🐴

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Orlando, FL
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Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+5184171798

Website

http://lifereinsincfl.com/

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