Alejandra Lara
From the mountains of Chile
Alejandra is a native of the mountains of Chile, where her lifelong partnership with horses began. She brings seventeen years of experience in the equine based learning field in the United States combining an eclectic bag of tools from different horse inspired modalities.
Alejandra's programs
She is founder and owner of Park City Horse Experience LLC.
Founder and Coordinator of the
Equine Assisted Learning Program (EAL)
at the National Ability Center in Park City, Utah for the last 14 years.
Co-founder of REINS a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to Humans & Horses. Our mission is to provide a healing space for emotional recovery, for both Humans & Horses.
Director of Trainings and the Equine Specialist on the Equine Assisted Psychotherapy team at Trauma and Resiliency Resources , Inc. (TRR) assists military veterans and first responders challenged by service-related and line-of-duty traumatic experiences. We do this by connecting them with trauma-related resources, including therapists with advanced training in this area. TRR’s Warrior Camp® program, specifically for active military and combat Veterans of all eras, is designed to heal the trauma of war and Military Moral Injury©, prevent suicide, enhance resilience and support force preservation.
Alejandra trains practitioners internationally and consults organizations that want to offer Equine Facilitated based programs.
Certifications
Alejandra is a certified Equine Specialist in Mental Health and Learning (ESMHL) and Therapeutic Riding Instructor (TRI) through the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International -PATH Intl.
She received the 2018 PATH Intl. Credentialed Professional of the Year award for her contribution to the Equine Assisted Learning and Equine Assisted Psychotherapy field.
Certified as the Equine Specialist through EAGALA - The Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association and holds a Special Distinction as a Military Services Provider.
Natural Lifemanship Level I trained as the
Equine Professional -Trauma Informed Equine Assisted Therapy
Equine Facilitated Learning and Coaching Level One and Two through the Academy for Coaching with Horses.
Mindfulness Meditation Teacher - Certification Program