CRM® FOUNDATION
The CRM® Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to the restoration of the innate capacity that horses and humans have to heal.
Our programs provide a safe system of healing that transforms post-traumatic stress, unresolved generational trauma and subsequent disconnection from ourselves, community and our planet.
When it comes to healing, every human and every horse holds the power of choice; however, it often takes the restoration of our trust in Self to make this choice. Our role in this work is to tend to the restoration of this trust, resulting in individual and collective healing across both human and equine lineages.
OUR SERVICE & MISSION
We are dedicated to helping all horses and humans in need. We focus our efforts, outreach and core programming to the following populations throughout Southwestern Pennsylvania:
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First Responders;
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Veterans and their families;
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Mental health clinicians and equine-assisted therapists working in marginalized and disadvantaged communities; and
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Retired/rescued off-track racehorses
Our work is administered through three central pillars of healing:
Equine Lineage
The physical/emotional rehabilitation and spiritual restoration of horses that have experienced trauma throughout their lives
Human Lineage
The treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for first responders, veterans and their families through equine-partnered programs that utilize the Comprehensive Resource Model®
Ancestral & Collective Lineages
The training and development of mental health clinicians and equine-assisted therapists that supports a safe, integrated approach to individual, ancestral and collective healing for horses and humans
The restoration of horses as more than tools to be used by humans can be compared to the rehabilitation of traumatized humans; both have suffered and carry the imprints as “beasts of burden” as well as “rescuers” of others.
The mission of exploring how horses and humans can now work together to heal the harm done to both species through domination and the mis-use of power – in family systems, war, and throughout the development of the monetized modern world – allows for experiences of power through a lighter touch and a foundation of harmony.
First responders, Veterans, and even Corporate leaders, all of whom embody great courage and huge heart, are invited to stand next to horses, and simply allow a recognition that the great, magnificent heart of horse has the power to heal and “right the relationship” between power and partnership.
WORDS OF AFFIRMATION
"Bringing CRM® into the space with horses and bringing horses to the space of CRM® is going to amplify and expand the potential, both for human development and healing."
Greta Matos – Patagonia, Chile
