Tender Little Hearts has a unique niche in equine assisted learning and literacy development by transporting qualified miniature therapy horses and donkeys around the Valley to a variety of libraries, ...

Kings Academy first and second graders have had some unusual pen pals this year. Their letters start with 'Dear Horses.' "Thank you for everything," Aariyah said reading her letter to a quarter horse ...

(MASS APPEAL) – Acts of Hesed Farm is a place where all kinds of people come to seek the positive and renewing nature of horses while on their journey to health and healing. You can join their mission ...

The vision behind Zuma's Equine Assisted Learning Center is to provide people from all backgrounds with unique, equine assisted learning coaching and therapy, using evidence and strengths based ...

The healing qualities of animal companionship are hard to deny. From veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder to people who have seizures, all kinds of people can get help from animals ...

Equine-assisted psychotherapy, sometimes referred to as EAP, EAT, or “equine therapy,” refers to activities with horses that are conducted while being supervised by a mental health professional and a ...

In the arena at Wayne D. Boshears Center for Exceptional Programs, a red dun Pinto mare named Misty patiently waited for student John McGhee to mount the saddle and ...

SANTA CRUZ – For Kristy Newstrom, the herd instinct is central to understanding what makes horses such special creatures. “Horses are herd animals and they’re super sensitive,” Newstrom told the ...

While the research behind equine therapy is limited, anecdotal evidence suggests it may help those with mental health or physical conditions. Share on Pinterest Equine therapy, also called ...