The Therapy with Horses consists of three basic principles necessary for the development of an individual according to M. Winnicot:

Holding: or Integration

A primary example is the aquisition of time and space and how to best utilize them both. This aquisition is a normal skill aquired from birth when a mother rears a child. However the re-learning of this security is of much importance.

In (TAC) the horse represents softness, warmth, and a gentle rocking action; the security necessary for the growth and existence of temporal - spacial aquisition that may not be present.

Handling:(Creating links-Relationship Objectives)

There exists a period of time where a child passes thru a fused state with parents onto autonomy or independance, by means of personal development of character of the individual.

Omnipotence ( Psychological phenomena of object differentiation)

A small child has strong feelings of emotions. ( the child cries, the mother reacts and tries to satisfy his/her needs)
In TE the distance between the will or wanting of action and the means to satify it are up to the trainer. Therefore to have this action -reaction relationship with the horse, the patient must be able to distinguish himself/herself from the horse.