Therapy horses show more sensitivity toward fearful participants in study
Results in the Canadian study indicate that the therapy horses were sensitive to behavioural or emotional differences in their riders.
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Eight-week trial to investigate use of horse therapy for veterans with PTSD
“This will be the first time research conducted with EAAT will measure the same physiological markers of stress and well-being simultaneously in both the horses and veterans.”
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Researchers to explore why therapeutic horse riding helps children with autism
The study also examine how much therapeutic horseback riding a child needs to see measurable results and how long those results last.
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Grants to support studies exploring the human-animal bond
A three-year funding programme has been announced by the Society for Companion Animal Studies to support research that furthers understanding of the human-animal bond.
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Work starts on new $5m Temple Grandin Equine Center
New center will be home to equine sciences undergraduate classes, and equine assisted activities and therapies, and will be a base for research.
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Can horse therapy help those with substance issues complete treatment?
Treatment completion is the greatest challenge for the treatment of substance use disorders.
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Therapeutic horse riding combined with cognitive exercises help children with ADHD, autism
Anecdotal responses from parents and caregivers suggested that the children were more positive, focused and calm both inside and outside the program.
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Horse-related learning benefits at-risk youths, study findings suggest
Four researchers set out to determine if a program centered around equine education would promote emotional safety and learning in at-risk youth.
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Ability of horses to emotionally interplay with humans a key part of therapy – review
“Emotional transfer and connectedness along with mutual beneficial effects of touching and physical proximity, may represent the backbones sustaining the relationship.”
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Value of human-animal interactions to youngsters highlighted in research
The potential of human-animal interactions to increase empathy in children and young people is noted in British study.
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Trainer shares 5 common myths many horse owners believe
Conscious Horse Conscious Rider Facilitator and Practitioner Armina Bridgeman shares the five most common misconceptions she sees about horses and their owners.
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$50,000 for research exploring equine therapy’s effects on veterans with PTSD and horses
“Psychophysiological effects of Equine-assisted therapy on horses and in veterans diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)” will explore the efficacy of equine-facilitated psychotherapy (EFP) on humans and horses.
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Horse activities benefited overweight children in health program
The children who took part in sessions that involved horses built muscle, burned fat and increased their levels of activity and self-confidence.
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Equine charity hands out $US405K in grants this year
The Equus Foundation supports equine charities nationwide that save and re-home horses and charities that partner with horses to improve the well-being of people.
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TV show features hospice work of therapy shetlands
“We soon found that these two have a very special talent, we realised they were so empathetic.”
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How horses helped a teenager with autism rise to become a professor
Horses played a crucial role in the personal and career development of Professor Temple Grandin.
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New therapy centre promises a brighter future and “jobs for cobs”
Rescued traditional gypsy cobs to be rehabilitated and ultimately work as therapy horses at new centre.
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Equine therapy benefits patients, but how do the horses cope?
Study team set out to investigate whether such therapy work created negative or positive emotions in horses.
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Horses and emotion: The bonds that can help us to heal
“Though long alluded to, there is now an accumulation of evidence of the vital contribution that emotion makes to learning,”
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Horse therapy found to be beneficial for those with cerebral palsy
Oliwia Cywińska and her colleagues in Poland examined scientific papers that explored the use of horse therapy for those with cerebral palsy.
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