Can a Horse Really Help Heal Anxiety and Trauma?

For many people living with anxiety, depression, trauma, or chronic stress, an emotional support animal feels less like a pet ...
NBC 6 South Florida

Horses as literacy coaches? It's a real thing happening at Kendall riding center

Horsepower means something different at Whispering Manes Therapeutic Riding Center. For the kids enrolled in the programs there, it’s almost a superpower. Using horses as physical and emotional ...
The Post-Journal

Healing With Horses: Investing, Caring For Our Animals

Youth assist in grooming a horse at Centaur Stride. All animals deserve proper care. At Centaur Stride, we teach horsemanship, which includes caring for the horses. Each lesson has a component of ...
Daily Herald

‘Horses can really teach a lot’: Benedictine to launch animal-assisted therapy course

Margaret Gitter returns to her alma mater, Benedictine University in Lisle, six times a year with some visitors from her backyard barn. Finn, a pony with an Appaloosa-like coat, and Ned, a steady ...
Newsday

Horses leap through flames and pets go to church in Spanish animal rituals honoring St Anthony

SAN BARTOLOME DE PINARES, Spain — Hundreds of Spaniards watched horses gallop through towering flames, hours before pet owners in Madrid on Saturday took their dogs and cats to church to be blessed ...
Psychology Today

Yes, We Can Talk With the Animals

Communication between species has a long and wishful history, beginning with myths, legends, and stories like those of King Solomon and Doctor Dolittle. In the past century, that history has blossomed ...
AOL

17 Interesting Facts About Horses You Probably Didn’t Know

Horses have been our companions for thousands of years, but there's much more to these animals than meets the eye. Some of their quirks might even surprise you! These little-known facts will change ...