A pilot observational study in Ohio, USA of the Healing of Our Veterans Equine Services Intensive Intervention for Veterans with trauma histories

Abstract: Background/Objectives: Equine-assisted services are being increasingly utilized as complementary interventions for military veterans who have experienced trauma. However, …

Equine-assisted services for Veterans with PTSD: A meta-analysis

Abstract: Equine-assisted psychotherapy and therapeutic riding for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been increasingly studied but not meta-analyzed. We …

Are equine-assisted services beneficial for military Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract: Background: Equine-assisted services (EAS) involves the use of horses within therapy, learning or horsemanship sessions and has been used with military veterans suffering …

Behavioral and physiological responses of horses to ground-based adaptive horsemanship lessons for Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Abstract: Little literature exists on horses in adaptive horsemanship (AH) despite concerns about their well-being. The study objective was to evaluate behavioral and physiological …