The 2013 research, ‘Exploring the effectiveness of Equine-Assisted Learning (EQUAL) for improving habits of mind in 13 year-old school children,’ scientifically validated by study of 157 Northlight School students, shows that 13 Year-Old School-Children improved by an average of 67.8% in their Habits of Minds after EQUAL. EQUAL produces significant, rapid and cost-effective changes in youth.