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Effects Of Equine Assisted Activities And Therapies On Equine Stress And Welfare, Sarah Jean Reega
Effects Of Equine Assisted Activities And Therapies On Equine Stress And Welfare, Sarah Jean Reega
Honors Theses and Capstones
Equine assisted activities and therapies (EAATs) are becoming an increasingly popular approach for therapy, therapeutic recreation, and learning for a broad range of human clients and participants. In the EAAT field, most research has been human-centric, focusing primarily on benefits of EAATs for participants and clients. Relatively little research has been conducted on the effects of EAATs on equine stress and welfare for equines engaged in EAAT sessions.
The effects of equine assisted activities and therapies on equine stress and welfare were studied by way of exploring current EAAT professionals’ experiences and views related to equine stress and welfare in …