South African Equine Facilitated Intervention Association

SAEFIA is focused on promoting the ethical delivery of equine facilitated interventions across a variety of health and wellness disciplines. These interventions include equine coaching, leadership development, relational coaching, development of emotional and social intelligence, somatic work, equine assisted psychiatry, therapeutic riding and more. Interventions are led by the wisdom and real life skills of our equine partners, in collaboration with mental health and horse professionals.

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The power of SAEFIA lies in the collective of our members. The association is made up of a diverse group of professionals from the fields of mental health, coaching, equine professions, allied health professionals amongst other passionate individuals.

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Members meet virtually at least monthly; occasionally in-person meetings are organised: this could take the form of symposiums or training events. The focus is on the sharing of knowledge, building resources and forging new connections in the many fields of EFI. We look into possible research topics and exchange our experiences about EFI’s, as well as debriefing and supporting each other in our respective work – always holding the highest possible standards of horse centred wellness practices as a core value. Our group has grown into a valuable support structure for all our members on many levels – both personally and professionally.