Therapeutic Equine Program
What it is
Trillium’s Therapeutic Equine Program, also known as Equine Skills Training, is a program at Trillium’s Corvallis campus that develops an individualized plan to work with the specific needs of each client.
The Equine Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Program is an innovative curriculum that enables youth of all ages to develop a deeper understanding of the skills learned in DBT by practicing specific lessons alongside the horses.
Who we are
A Therapeutic Horse Program comprised of skills trainers and horses working with the youth, their families, and their treatment team to gain skills and achieve goals outlined in their treatment plan.
Our purpose
Pairing youth and their families with horses and skills trainers to build skills necessary to be successful in their journey with mental and behavioral health challenges.
Who we serve
Youth of all ages and their families who need support and skill building to be successful in their homes, schools and communities
Services we provide
Individual equine assisted skills training sessions
Relationship building and forming healthy attachments
Executive Functioning Skills – goal setting, sustaining attention, organization, problem solving
Emotion Regulation Skills – managing frustration and anxiety
Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills – mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness
Social Skills – pairing with other clients, exploring how their behavior effects others, exploring others perspectives, effective communication
Family equine assisted skills training sessions
Creating a bond between family members
Helping to form a working respectful relationship between family members and client
Working with parents and caregivers on ways to work with their youth
How is it funded
OHP and private pay options available.
The Stables
The horse stables are located on the Children’s Farm Home campus among 30 beautiful acres in Corvallis, Oregon. Trillium’s Children’s Farm Home campus also offers residential and subacute programming as well as Therapeutic Day Treatment.
Words from Clients
"I like coming out to the barn and getting to ride the horses. They are so sweet and soft and they listen really good." Outpatient client, age 7
“I feel like there is always a buzzing in my head, like so many thoughts swarming around in my brain. When I am at the barn though, it’s quiet. I can stop and just breathe.” Residential client, age 14
"I think I learned a lot coming out here. It used to be really hard to get the horses to listen and do what I wanted, but once I learned to ask them in a better way and they learned that I wasn't going to give up, it started getting easier. Now I know that if I put in the work, that things will get easier. I will miss all of the horses and staff here!" -Outpatient client, age 17
Trillium’s full array of services
Trillium Family Services offers the complete continuum of care, from prevention to secure inpatient level
mental health services. This facilitates seamless transitions and allows children to be treated in the most
appropriate, most effective, and least restrictive level of care possible.
Please contact our Access Department for more information or to make a referral:
p: 1 (888) 333-6177
e: services@trilliumfamily.org
General inquiries only. Do not send clinical information or secure email to this email address. Please fax clinical documents to 503-205-0190.
CLICK HERE for a list of information needed to make a referral
Trillium’s Equine Program is located at:
Trillium’s Corvallis Campus
4455 NE Highway 20
Corvallis, OR 97330
