And so, the magic of this place endures, as new seekers arrive…
In the heart of a hidden valley, called Ligonier Pennsylvania, where the whispering breeze carries the scent of wildflowers and the warm...
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at the Ligonier Therapeutic Center
24 Stom Rd Ligonier, PA 15658
Catherine Markosky
Jun 3, 2023
Hippotherapy.... That’s weird, does this therapy involve a hippopotamus?!
"Hippos" in Ancient Greek for horse! ... races took place on courses called hippodromes (from the Greek words "hippos," meaning horse,...
Catherine Markosky
Nov 18, 2022
STAT continues growth, helping and healing
https://www.latrobebulletinnews.com/news/local/stat-continues-growth-helping-and-healing/article_fc29983e-67a6-5ddd-9521-1a5b9c6b68c0.htm...
Catherine Markosky, Founder and CEO, STAT Inc.
Oct 17, 2021
Dumping My Albatross
EQuine Affect is a protocol designed by STAT Inc.'s Founder & CEO Catherine Markosky and co-created by Dr. Melissa Jenkins-Fernandez
Catherine Markosky
Aug 14, 2021
Summerfest 2021
Goodbye Pandemic, Hello Summertime FUN! a FUNDRAISER for STAT programs and one big ass fan!! Yes it’s a really big fan that we need for...
Catherine Markosky
Oct 10, 2020
Sick of Drama? Me too. But What Can You Do To Stop It?
Have you ever heard of The Drama Triangle? Before we take our groups out into the pastures for equine assisted psychotherapy (EAP), we...
Catherine Markosky
Mar 31, 2020
STAT Awarded $100,000 Grant from PCCD, Will Work Closely with PITT PERU TAC
State grant boosts substance-abuse therapy using horses at Ligonier Therapeutic Center in Cook Township, Westmoreland County, PA...
Catherine Markosky, Founder and CEO, STAT Inc.
Dec 16, 2019
Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy is for humans, not horses, right?
What is Equine Assisted Psychotherapy anyway? Equine Assisted Therapy is a form of experiential therapy that includes horses and a...
Kristy Locklin, Writer
Aug 28, 2019
STAT Featured in NEXTPittsburgh
Pittsburgh equine therapy programs offer life-changing support to kids with special needs Kristy Locklin August 28, 2019 Kidsburgh...
Jeff Himler - Tribune Review
Apr 15, 2019
Cook Township center’s new enclosure allows year-round equine therapy
No This is Not "April Fool's" https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/cook-township-centers-new-enclosure-allows-year-round-equine-therap...
Catherine Markosky, Founder and CEO, STAT Inc.
Oct 31, 2018
Imagine ... being only a child and having to live with excessive stress. What do you know about &quo
Excessive activation of stress response systems affects the brain and other organ systems in many ways. When we feel threatened, our body...
Catherine Markosky, Founder and CEO, STAT Inc.
Oct 16, 2018
13 Children from Easterseals School Visit "It was a perfect day, like no other!"
On 10/10 a group of 4 to 8 year old children from the easterseals school visited the STAT Ligonier Therapeutic Center. It was sunny and...
Cat Markosky
Sep 1, 2018
What is EAGALA?
EAGALA is an acronym for the Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association, an organization founded in 1999 that is now located in 41...
Cat Markosky
May 15, 2018
Rewriting the Trauma Script
Data Shows Significantly Reduced PTSD Effects for Service Members, Veterans and Their Families using the EAGALA (Equine-Assisted Growth...
Cat Markosky
Mar 14, 2018
You asked? "What's the Difference between Hippotherapy and Therapeutic Riding?"
The Answer: Hippotherapy is a form of physical, occupational and speech therapy in which a therapist uses the characteristic movements of...
Catherine Markosky
Mar 1, 2018
EAGALA - equine-assisted psychotherapy and equine-assisted counseling services at the LTC in 2018
Here, at the Ligonier Therapeutic Center in Ligonier, PA, we have created an environment where at risk youth, veterans, military members...
M. Israel, Contributor, IC News
Sep 10, 2013
Recipe: Horse + iPad + Speech Language Pathology Interns
Children with autism have great difficulty developing verbal communications skills; 40 percent are, like Catherine's son Max, nonverbal....
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