WELCOME HOME
You Belong Here
At the heart of the Institute is a community of passionate, purpose-driven professionals and people – just like you.
You are Deeply Connected to Horses, Animals and Nature
You want to Change Lives in meaningful and lasting ways
You know that Horses and all Animals are Sentient beings, not tools
You are Committed to ongoing Personal and Professional Growth
You Believe ethical, kind, and heart-led practice is essential
You Value high-quality education and flexible, affordable options
You feel a Calling to share the Joy, Wisdom and Healing of Horses, Animals, and Nature
You want to Learn from Experienced professionals who live the work
WHETHER YOU’RE BEGINNING YOUR JOURNEY OR DEEPENING YOUR PRACTICE
THIS IS YOUR PLACE
THIS IS YOUR PATH
WELCOME TO THE INSTITUTE
Education, Psychotherapy & Nature-Wisdom
Deeply Interconnected, Beautifully Aligned
Since 2011 the Institute has been Australia’s Leading, Internationally inclusive Training Organisation and Supervision-provider for Counsellors, Therapists, Teachers, Coaches and Support workers looking to combine their passion for helping people, with their love of horses, animals or nature.
Specialising in comprehensive educational and professional development courses in equine-assisted services, animal-assisted services and nature-based therapy designed so you can help more clients and grow yourself as a masterful professional. The Institute teaches deep-change work that is beautiful, ethical, sustainable and most importantly, effective. This is our sweet-spot and our promise to you.
STUDY & GROW WITH US
Integrating horse wisdom with clinical excellence
Experiential growth through powerful horse-human interactions
Healing relationships through connection with animals
Building psychoeducational skills like regulation, empathy, and self-awareness with animal allies
Restoring wholeness and inter-connection through the wisdom of nature
OUR TRAINING PROGRAMS
Empowering practitioners with knowledge, compassion, and science.
Recognised worldwide for our expertise, we offer comprehensive trainings that bridge academic knowledge with practical application. Our professional development certificate courses encompass 200 hours of focused education and training, including 126 hours of live instruction, supervision, and support, alongside 74 hours of independent (accrued) study.
WORLD RENOWNED PROGRAMS
Our institute is motivated by animal advocacy and dedicated to training practitioners with an approach that combines psychotherapy expertise, experiential learning and neuroscience with nature’s wisdom. We support brain-body-based learning and healing, cultivating well-being for individuals, communities, and animals worldwide.
1000+
STUDENTS
20+
COUNTRIES
60+
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
The Human-Animal-Nature Connection Transforming Lives
Meet Meg Kirby
FOUNDER, AUTHOR, AND HEAD TRAINER
Meg founded our institute with a simple yet powerful vision: to share the profound connection between humans, horses, animals and nature through high-quality education. As the author of several books including Horses, Love, and Science, Meg combines years of hands-on experience with a deep commitment to advancing this field. Leading our training programs, she ensures that every student is empowered with the knowledge, skills, and confidence required to create meaningful change through equine-assisted and animal-assisted psychotherapy and education processes.
A FULLY IMMERSIVE & EXPERIENTIAL CURRICULUM
YOUR JOURNEY TO LIFE-CHANGING EDUCATION AND PSYCHOTHERAPY STARTS HERE
OUR MISSION
Elevating the field of equine-assisted & animal-assisted psychotherapy & education by empowering practitioners with leading-edge knowledge & unwavering ethical competence to facilitate transformational learning & healing processes.
OUR VISION
Rewilding psychotherapy and education as a global standard in mental health care, personal & professional development, & social-emotional learning using the integration of the human-animal connection & nature immersion.
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