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Usu Equine-Assisted Activities And Therapies Facilities Designed Master Plan, Lindsie C. Smith
Usu Equine-Assisted Activities And Therapies Facilities Designed Master Plan, Lindsie C. Smith
All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023
Equine-Assisted Activities and Therapies (EAAT) is recognized as a therapeutic approach for persons with disabilities. The USU Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences Department provides EAAT instruction and services; however, they do not have the appropriate facilities to model best-practices in the delivery of these services. This design research entailed the development of a phased masterplan to support the instruction and delivery of equine-assisted activities and therapies in an innovative and accessible environment that supports animal-assisted intervention and natural equine behaviors.
The methodology used to approach the master plan design was derived from Norman K. Booth’s (1990) design process, as described …