Horses at centre of new wellbeing programme
Sport England’s This Girl Can campaign has led to the Mare and Foal Sanctuary introducing its Exercise with Equines programme.
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Equine therapy
Articles on Equine-assisted Services (EAS) in which professionals incorporate horses and other equines to benefit people.
Free webinar looks at equine and human wellbeing in therapeutic programs
Webinar to present preliminary results of a project looking at “Equine-Assisted Services as a Treatment for Veterans with PTSD”.
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Therapeutic riding a boon for patients, causes no undue problems for horses – study
Effects of therapeutic riding in horses and patients explored in study in Spain.
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Survey seeks answers on research into equine-assisted services
Opinions sought on research into equine-assisted services, and how it is accessed and interpreted.
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Next-generation sim horse promises actual equine motion
The simulator is programmed with motions which were measured from advanced level dressage and show jumping horses whilst being ridden by advanced riders.
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Riding therapy improves motor skills in children with cerebral palsy, study finds
Work in South Korea will provide a baseline for further research on hippotherapy.
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Groups team up for equine-assisted therapy research platform
Initiative aims to improve access to quality research on human services that incorporate horses.
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Researchers add new twist to a riding simulator for children with cerebral palsy
Youngsters wore a virtual reality headset while using a horse-riding simulator.
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Environments in therapeutic horse programs characterized in study
Respondents consistently reported issues around temperature, moisture/humidity, dust, and airflow.
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Intriguing questions arise around selection criteria for therapy horses
Study findings indicate there may be some nuanced considerations in selecting horses for therapeutic programs.
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Hippotherapy helped mobility of children with cerebral palsy in pilot study
“The horse’s movement at the walk are consistent, cyclical, rhythmical, reciprocal and multi-dimensional, all of which can facilitate motor learning.”
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Pioneering study explores transition of thoroughbreds into therapy horses
Study is the first of its kind to look at Equine Assisted Therapy practices in the UK, USA, France and Ireland, to understand the impact of the work on former racehorses.
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Racing charities combine to bring horses to care homes
Racing charities Greatwood and Retraining of Racehorses are working with Racing Together to bring thoroughbreds into care homes to explore and measure the impact on, and the benefit to physical and mental health.
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Tokyo’s Olympic equestrian legacy promises accessibility and inclusion
The Japan Racing Association, which runs the Tokyo 2020 Olympic equestrian centre, has far-reaching plans to ensure barrier-free access to horse sport and its long-term development.
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Therapeutic work affects the way horses view humans, research suggests
Animals working in riding school lessons performed more interactive behaviours than those working in equine-assisted interventions, researchers found.
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US racing’s new Act the best chance for reform, Jockey Club boss says
“What I saw … was a once in a lifetime opportunity to make the sport safer for horses and jockeys, to serve the overwhelming majority of horse people who want to win fairly and who want to play by the rules.”
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Survey casts light on the selection and careers of horses used in equine-assisted services
“The commonness of horses between 16 and 20 years of age supports the idea of many horses in equine-assisted services being on a second or third career.”
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Conference to explore challenges of racehorse aftercare
The 69th Annual Round Table Conference on Matters Pertaining to Racing will cover topics including Thoroughbred aftercare opportunities and challenges, race tracking technology, and steps to improve the integrity of the sport.
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Equine intervention offered to frontline “Covid heroes”
“We are looking to provide an effective horse-based intervention to allow accrued fatigue and unprocessed memories of very challenging work through the pandemic to begin to be processed.”
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Therapy horses generally untroubled in their interactions with autistic children – study
Results indicated a lower sympathetic tone in horses involved in sessions with children with autism, when compared with traditionally developing children.
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