Many youth who have experienced trauma hold deeply entrenched negative thoughts about themselves. These thoughts can manifest into difficulties communicating, challenging behaviour, low self-esteem and a sense of hopelessness. These young people are often reluctant to engage with the social systems around them; such as school, work and family. Our program uses the gentle art of horse whispering to build trust, rapport and stronger emotional connections between vulnerable youth and their important support systems. The program pairs the young person with a horse and working one-on-one with a trained facilitator, they are taught how to better control their emotional energy through breathwork and focused attention. This enables them to communicate calmly with the horse using respectful body language. The horse provides immediate and non-threatening feedback to the young handler who learns to modify their focus, emotional energy and body language in a way that maintains the horse-handler connection. As youth develop more effective control over their attention, emotions and behaviours, their confidence, self-esteem and sense of empowerment grow. We work with disengaged youth, domestic violence victims, youth at risk of entering the juvenile justice system, and those with mental health issues & disabilities who are all referred to us by these Services.