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A special bond: How equine-assisted services helps families impacted by domestic abuse
For millennia, humans and horses have enjoyed a special relationship. Recent research shows that working with horses can improve human mental health and wellbeing. Professor Ann Hemingway is part of a multidisciplinary team that has demonstrated that equine-assisted services can improve outcomes for families impacted by domestic abuse and mitigate the conditions that fuel it, and believes that the benefits […]
Understanding equine assisted interventions: The role of emotional learning
For those suffering from mental health or behavioural issues, there are a range of non-medical, non-talk based therapeutic options available. Perhaps one of the most interesting of these is equine-assisted interventions, which involve the interaction of humans and horses. The mechanisms underpinning how this works are little known and are the research focus of Professor Ann Hemingway and colleagues at […]
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