Photos: Spanish horse whisperer’s animals help people de-stress

Argentine horse whisperer Fernando Noailles spent many years living with horses, and started using his animals to help people suffering from stress and anxiety. Noailles’ patients spend time with horses during their sessions and through the movement of the animal they learn what mental state they are in. This emotional therapy has helped people to identify and control their emotions.

Updated on: May 26, 2018 3:54 PM IST

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Fernando Noailles, an emotional therapist, kisses one of his horses in Guadalix de la Sierra, outside Madrid, Spain. The Argentine horse whisperer uses his animals to help people suffering from stress and anxiety. (Juan Medina / REUTERS)

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Loreto Garcia has spent two years in sessions with Noailles to help her cope with stress. “Fernando sees the reaction of the horse -- he can tell if I’m centred in the moment, how I feel. He uses the horse as a guide to let him know how the session is going,” she said. (Juan Medina / REUTERS)

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Fernando Noailles gallops on his horse named Madrid in Guadalix de la Sierra. He has spent many years in the Patagonian wilderness living with horses. (Juan Medina / REUTERS)

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Noailles uses his horses as a way for patients to interpret and control their emotions and charges up to 120 euros per session. (Juan Medina / REUTERS)

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Maria Lopez Herraiz attends an emotional therapy session with Madrid. People who come to Noailles’ sessions spend time with the horses and learn through the movement of the animal what mental state they themselves are in. (Juan Medina / REUTERS)

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Noailles lays on top of Madrid in Guadal. This emotional therapy consists of monitoring how the horse responds to the client’s moods. From watching the horse’s reaction, the client learns how to identify and control their own emotions. (Juan Medina / REUTERS)

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Noailles sits in his car while surrounded by horses. “The horse is a mirror,” he said. “They are gregarious creatures, born to live in herds.” (Juan Medina / REUTERS)

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The 57-year-old likens his horses to his clients, explaining that people in the first session, when they are in a difficult state of mind, see a horse that doesn’t stop, that moves, that even gallops. The horse embodies a mind that doesn’t stop, that is tormented. (Juan Medina / REUTERS)