Black Horse Equine Assisted Psychotherapy

The woman in red sitting in the wheelchair has cerebral palsy. This condition is a group of disorders that impair movement, coordination and posture. The gro...up of horses sensed her erratic muscular movement and one by one lied down near her. In doing so, their heart rate slowed down, so did their respiratory rate and this had an overall effect on this woman’s nervous system. We refer to this as coherence as her nervous system entrained or synchronized to the horses and the field of energy they created as a group. This individual reported a dramatic calming of her erratic muscular movement. Such is the power of group energy. We have a lot to learn from this! (Thank you Dr. Ken Harris for sending this along.) PS: And as a friend of mine said, and when we get it, there will be a paradigm shift. See more

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jmft.12485

https://www.ocala.com//horse-country-new-facil/6672422002/

https://www.heraldextra.com//article_dd503861-9a25-56f4-bb

It's Science Says Sunday! If you've ever been around horses, chances are you've heard the stereotypes about the different behavior of mares and geldings. This ...study used the newly developed E-BARQ (Equine Behavior Assessment and Research Questionnaire) to look at these sex-related differences more closely. It is important to understand what riders believe about their horses, as well as what differences there actually are, because an unsubstantiated prejudice towards particular sexes may very well to contribute to increased use of harsh corrections. In this study of 1233 horse enthusiasts, it was revealed that riders prefer geldings over mares and stallions. Participants also reported on the behavior of their horse, revealing three sex-related behavior differences: Mares were significantly more likely to move away when being caught, whereas geldings were significantly more likely to chew on lead ropes when tied, and to chew on their blankets. However, despite sex-related differences in these three non-ridden behaviors, there was no evidence of any significant sex-related differences in the behaviors of the horses when ridden. Full text: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390%2Fani10030414