Research Supporting Equine Therapy & Learning Programs
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Neural changes following equine-assisted therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder: A longitudinal multimodal imaging study. – Xi Zhu, Benjamin Suarez-Jimenez, Sigal Zilcha-Mano, Amit Lazarov, Shay Arnon, Ari L. Lowell, Maja Bergman, Matthew Ryba, Allan J. Hamilton, Jane F. Hamilton, J. Blake Turner, John C. Markowitz, Prudence W. Fisher & Yuval Neria.
Equine-Assisted Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Military Veterans: An Open Trial. – Prudence W Fisher, Amit Lazarov, Ari Lowell, Shay Arnon, J Blake Turner, Maja Bergman, Matthew Ryba, Sara Such, Caroline Marohasy, Xi Zhu, Benjamin Suarez-Jimenez, John C Markowitz, Yuval Neria.
A Comparative Study of the Efficacy of Group Equine Assisted Counseling With At-Risk Children and Adolescents – Kay Sudekum Trotter, Cynthia K. Chandler, Deborah Goodwin-Bond, Janie Casey
The Effectiveness of Equine-Assisted Experiential Therapy: Results of an Open Clinical Trial – Bradley T. Klontz, Alex Bivens, Deb Leinart, Ted Klontz
Randomized Trial Examines Effects of Equine Facilitated Learning on Adolescents’ Basal Cortisol Levels – Patricia Pendry, Annelise N. Smith, and Stephanie M. Roeter
From kids and horses: Equine facilitated psychotherapy for children – Eugenio Quiroz Rothe, Beatriz Jiménez Vega, Rafael Mazo Torres, Silvia María Campos Soler, and Rosa María Molina Pazos
New Age or Old Sage? A Review of Equine Assisted Psychotherapy – Karen Frewin and Brent Gardiner