{"id":189017,"date":"2025-01-29T22:00:16","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T03:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=189017"},"modified":"2025-01-29T22:00:43","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T03:00:43","slug":"marsh-names-first-equine-counselor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2025\/01\/29\/marsh-names-first-equine-counselor\/","title":{"rendered":"Marsh names first equine counselor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

VW independent staff\/submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With more than 20 years of counseling experience at The Marsh Foundation, Annette Herrmann has taken on a new challenge. She has been named The Marsh Foundation\u2019s first equine counselor as part of their recently expanded equine program. Herrmann brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to this new role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The majority of Herrmann\u2019s time at The Marsh Foundation has been as clinical supervisor, dedicating herself to serving children and families and leading the growth of the clinical department.  For 19 years, that was her focus. For the past three years, she has dedicated much of her time to studying equine-assisted learning and psychotherapy as potential programs that The Marsh can provide.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Annette Herrmann will serve as the first equine counselor within The Marsh Foundation\u2019s new equine program. Photo submitted<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

According to Herrmann, her knowledge of natural horsemanship led her to her interest in studying with the O.K. Corral Series and implementing their methodology. She said she has worked with horses her entire life and incorporating them into her counseling work is a fantastic opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI believe leading and facilitating an equine-assisted learning program is the capstone of a career that I have loved,\u201d she said. \u201cI am excited about the opportunity of combining my vast experience with horses with the treatment of the youth we serve. I have always known the impact that horses can have on an individual but to see the effects it has had on our residents has been amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Abigail Neville, equine program coordinator, Herrmann has been instrumental in pioneering the agency\u2019s sustainability research project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe went above and beyond to ensure The Marsh Foundation could implement these programs and serve more children,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neville also said Herrmann\u2019s contributions have included identifying certification agencies, creating programming and curriculum, blending the summer horse program with clinical treatment services, training new staff, and assisting the horses with being effective with Marsh children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Beyond this, Herrmann has spearheaded the collaboration between the equine program and The Marsh\u2019s foster care department to provide group and individual services to these youth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe exemplifies our mission to inspire hope, to teach and to care for children and families,\u201d Neville said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Herrmann said that her ultimate goal is to develop a treatment program that services the community and foster care, especially the youngest children.  She expressed belief that equine-assisted learning gives youth \u201csafe\u201d opportunities to learn skills such as \u201cproblem solving skills that help them make better decisions\u201d and relationship building skills that help them \u201clearn that it is \u2018okay\u2019 to trust again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Marsh Foundation is a not-for-profit children\u2019s services agency that provides services for youth and families in a variety of settings. Services include residential care, family foster care (ages 0-17), adoption and independent living services. Located in Van Wert, the organization is licensed to provide on-campus services for up to 30 children, offers an on-campus school for grades 2-12, and provides a variety of clinical services to campus residents, foster care children and community members throughout western Ohio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

VW independent staff\/submitted information With more than 20 years of counseling experience at The Marsh Foundation, Annette Herrmann has taken on a new challenge. She has been named The Marsh Foundation\u2019s first equine counselor as part of their recently expanded equine program. Herrmann brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to this new role. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-189017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-13 01:49:37","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=189017"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189017\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":189021,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189017\/revisions\/189021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=189017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=189017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=189017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}