Horses are extremely aware of their environment and the emotions of the child, thus through the horse reacting to the child, the emotional state of the child (or adult) can be seen explained Chelsea Best, Director of Equine Therapy at Heritage School in Utah to Lon June 16, 2016. This approach has proved very effective helping students locked into their fears in learning how to build positive relationships. Listen to Chelsea explain how this works to help struggling teens gain important insights into why they are having troubles. This opens the way for them to find their way out of their obstacles.