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Equine-assisted therapy (EAT) encompasses a range of treatments that involve activities with horses and other equines to promote human physical and mental health. [1] [2] Modern use of horses for mental health treatment dates to the 1990s.
Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International (PATH Intl.), formerly the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA), is a non-profit organization based in Denver, Colorado, that promotes the benefits of therapeutic horseback riding and other equine-assisted activities and therapies for people disabilities. [1]
Some schools are further organized into conferences (ECAC, Big 12, SEC) while others are not. Most schools sponsor women's teams while two sponsor men's. They began hosting a national championship in 2002. As membership has grown, they have begun to sponsor regional championships as well.
The "Parelli Natural Horsemanship University" was approved as a "private occupational school" by the Colorado Department of Higher Education in 2003. [11] It is listed under the state's Division of Private Occupational Schools as a private, for-profit institution.
An endurance race horse receiving a post-race massage Equine massage back pack. Equine massage is the practice of massage on horses.Beginning in the early 1990s, it has been a growing field of equine therapy, used for both day-to-day riding and post-trauma rehabilitation.
In 2016, according to a review of the available scientific literature, there is a consensus that equine-assisted therapy is the most useful animal therapy for people with autism. [71] Equine-assisted therapy may not be effective for all people with autism. In a study of four children in Bosnia-Herzegovina, only two experienced positive effects ...
The IHSA's founder, Robert E. Cacchione, was awarded the IHSA Lifetime Achievement Award, the USHJA Presidents Distinguished Service Award, the 2011 US Equestrian/EQUUS Foundation Humanitarian Award, a Doctor of Humane Letters from Centenary College and the Zoetis/American Horse Publications Equine Industry Vision Award.
[8]: 129 Not to be confused with grade. croup The topline and immediate underlying musculature of the hindquarters. [8]: 130 Runs from the tail to the loins, [1]: 54 and from the point of the hip to the point of the buttock. [3]: 102 crowhop (US) A mild form of bucking, a stiff-legged hop with a rounded back. Does not involve kicking up the ...