Silva Spirit Farm - Tiverton, RI
Tel: (401) 640-7506
Medicine Horse
Equine Assisted therapy & Personal Development
at Silva Spirit Farm
501 (c) (3) Non Profit
Website Under Construction
2024
... offering experiential pathways of wellness...
Our Mission
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we are dedicated to offering a safe and supportive environment for healing and personal growth- facilitated in part by equine specialists, therapists, and horses- to individuals and groups of people
regardless of their ability to pay.
Get To Know Us
Learn more on our team pages
Carol Ann Silva
Equine Specialist
Founder, President, Treasurer
Jessica Veroline LICSW
Nicole Ann Martin
Equine Specialist
Marjory Roberts Gray PhD
Equine Therapists
Jasmin Wagner
Equine Specialist
Mental Health & Learning Support Specialist
How It Works
Equine Assisted Growth & Learning (EAGALA) is an experience that works through the observation, interaction, and symbolism between horse and human. This means that participants learn about themselves and others by partaking in activities with the horses and then reflecting on thoughts, beliefs, behaviors, and patterns. The EAGALA team consists of an equine specialist (ES), a mental health professional (MH), and one or more of our equine partners.
Client Led
Each session is unique and will be shaped by personal goals, desires, and life experience of those involved. The mental health professionals follow the attention of those receiving services
Team Approach
From the two to four leggeds, there are multiple eagala professionals available to ensure both physical & emotional safety. All humans and horses adhere to high standards of practice, ethics, and ongoing training
Ground Based
Horse and session experience becomes symbolic and metaphorical for those involved with the use of tools and techniques employed from the ground, without riding
Strengths Based & Solution Focused
Sessions are based on our foundational belief that all people have the best solutions for themselves when given the opportunity to discover them. Our focus is on holding space for experience, exploration, and problem solving
Equine Support continues to successfully serve very diverse populations of people. The specialties of our Medicine Horse team members includes following:​
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Trauma & Grief
Substance Dependency & Recovery
Active & Veteran Military
Anxiety & Depression
Eco-Assisted Peer Support
Couples, Families & Groups
EMDR & IFS, Mindfulness & CB Therapies
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Silva Spirit Farm
Tiverton, Rhode Island
In 1977, Carol Ann Silva purchased Silva Spirit Farm, named in honor of her father, Joseph Silva, a self-made man who came from Portugal in 1920. In 2018, the Land became home to Medicine Horse 501 (c) (3) Non Profit. Silva Spirit Farm is a center for education, growth, and community. Medicine Horse, along with a handful of other organizations, partners with the peaceful and restorative nature of the farm to provide many paths of healing & health.