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EquiLateral®

Equilateral: The Equine-Assisted EMDR Protocol®

Through training in EquiLateral: The Equine-Assisted EMDR Protocol®—also known as EquiLateral®—EMDR therapists and those Equine Specialists they choose to partner with, or perhaps solo if dual trained,  learn to integrate equine-assisted interactions mindfully and thoughtfully throughout all eight phases of EMDR therapy, enabling them to provide Equine-Assisted EMDR (EA-EMDR).
EA-EMDR brings horses into the therapeutic process in a way that remains grounded in EMDR therapy. EquiLateral® helps practitioners approach each interaction with clinical intention, respect for the horse as a sentient partner, and careful attention to training, qualifications, ethics, and the complexities of trauma treatment.
EquiLateral®—practitioners learn to partner with horses as sentient beings, grounded in specialized training, professional qualifications, and ethical clinical practice.
They learn to integrate equine-assisted interactions mindfully and thoughtfully throughout all eight phases of EMDR therapy. 

Equine-Assisted EMDR sessions must involve responding with care to the needs of both the client and horse(s). 

EquiLateral® training with Sarah Jenkins offers EMDR therapists a thoughtful, horse and client centered path to building the practical skills, confidence, and ethical foundation needed to provide Equine-Assisted EMDR (EA-EMDR) with care.

Sarah Jenkins

MC, LPC, CPsychol
EMDRIA Approved EMDR Trainer and Consultant

I created EquiLateral: The Equine-Assisted EMDR Protocol® (EA-EMDR) as an approach to equine-assisted trauma treatment that would truly partner with the equine, but also in a phased and clinically sound manner.

In 2011, I created the clinical integration I coined Equine-Assisted EMDR (EA-EMDR) and authored EquiLateral: The Equine-Assisted EMDR Protocol®—also known as EquiLateral®—as the first manualized, phase-based protocol developed specifically to integrate equine-assisted interactions throughout EMDR therapy. 

Grounded in evidence-based EMDR therapy and a staged approach to treating complex trauma and dissociation, this work keeps the well-being of both clients and the horses we partner with at its heart. 

I envision a more thoughtful and ethical direction in equine-assisted mental health, where horses are recognized as sentient partners whose comfort, choice, and well-being are considered throughout the work. 

Through my EquiLateral® training—the first Equine-Assisted EMDR training approved by the EMDR International Association (EMDRIA)—along with educational workshops, clinical consultation, and publications, I support therapists and equine specialists in bringing EA-EMDR into their practices with confidence and care.

Sarah Jenkins on horseback