Equine Therapy Documentary

Groundwork Therapy Film Project

Project Type: Therapeutic Documentary / Educational Documentary
Client: Groundwork Therapy
Locations: Tucson, Arizona + Melbourne, Australia
Services: Producing, Directing, Documentary Filming, Interviews, Editing
Status: In Production

About the project

Groundwork Therapy is a therapeutic documentary produced by Ragtown Media in Tucson, Arizona and Melbourne, Australia. The film follows Kylie Peters and her equine-assisted therapy program, documenting the science of horse-human connection and the role of ground-based interaction in emotional and psychological healing. This is not a traditional healthcare video, it's a cinematic look inside a real therapeutic environment, built around authentic moments between practitioners, horses, and patients.

The Groundwork Documentary Story

With such a powerful, massive animal comes risk, but not the risk you first think of, obvious danger from the animal itself, hurting a person. There is a deep emotional connection that is unseen to the human eye. If that is broken or mistreated, it can affect a person on a deep emotional level.

The science

We speak with scientists and researchers who have studied the deep connection between horses and humans. With the project still in production, we can not speak much on this.

Behind the Scenes

Documentary film crew setting up lighting and camera equipment outside an Arizona ranch location for an interview shoot.
Documentary filmmaker recording an interview with ranchers using professional cinema cameras and lighting during a documentary production.
Professional documentary film production setup showing cinema cameras, audio recording equipment, and lighting during an interview shoot.
Outdoor documentary interview being filmed at a ranch location with lighting, camera crew, and production equipment.

why this story

Equine-assisted therapy remains widely misunderstood despite growing clinical evidence. Groundwork Therapy gave us the opportunity to document something real and underrepresented, a treatment model that is changing lives in ways that traditional talk therapy cannot. This project is one of our most personal pieces of long-form documentary work.

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Behind the nines

The Hive Fit Club

Hemp nation

Team

Client - Groundwork Therapy

Clayton Lindley - Producer / Director / Editor

Quinn Taplin - Director of Photography

Jasmine Shambo - Production Coordinator

Josh Morrison - Sound

Gaffer - Ian Grau

Chief - Abbie Williams & Ethan Williams

Camera

Sony FX6

Sony FX3

DJI Mavic 3 Pro

Filming locations

Tucson, Arizona

Melbourne, Australia