Mission Statement: Peaceful Acres Horses is an Authentic – Compassionate – Healing Community for People and Horses! To provide a therapeutic environment for both horses and people to resolve issues related to grief, loss and trauma, and to regain strength and trust. Mission for Youth Programs is to provide services for youth ages 9 -17 that offer strengths-based solutions, providing the opportunity to improve emotional, social, academic and coping skills. Mission for Equine Rescue and Retirement is to offer rehabilitation, re-homing and retirement sanctuary to horses who have been a product of animal cruelty, aging out of original recreational use, or companion horses who are unable to be placed or sold to forever homes. PAH provides or facilitates placement in forever homes to all breeds of horses; most horses on site are Off Track Thoroughbreds, Quarter Horses, Drafts and Ponies. Peaceful Acres’ vision for participants is an improved quality of life by learning how to utilize skills they acquire through our equine assisted experiential learning and psychotherapy programs to develop improved trust, focus, communication, self-esteem, emotional regulation, problem solving skills, and awareness of boundaries and personal strengths. Peaceful Acres’ goal to “serve and assist utilizing equine assisted experiential learning and psychotherapy” includes the following objectives: • Nurture self-esteem • Foster well-being • Nourish and maintain emotional health • Facilitate social development • Foster problem solving and individual creativity • Promote verbal and non-verbal congruence • Encourage cognitive clarity • Encourage self-discipline and behavioral control • Cultivate emotional, physical and psychological growth and wellness • Work cooperatively with community organizations that serve youth and families, school districts, parents and community leaders