Equine-assisted services (EAS) encompass a range of therapeutic and educational interventions that involve interactions between individuals and horses. These programs use the unique qualities of horses to promote physical, emotional, social, and cognitive well-being.
The new digital publication, accessible on smartphones, tablets, and computers, compiles details on and links to peer-reviewed equine research under the “EAS” banner, including both animal and human sciences.
“Equine assisted services must incorporate aspects of equine and veterinary science to serve the horse as a key participant, but also include diverse human elements from medical practice, social work, kinematics, occupational therapy, experiential learning, psychotherapy, and beyond,” Fran said.
“The recognizable peaks of veterinary medicine, equine behavior, and animal science still dominate equine research,” Fran said. “But now peer-reviewed journals are also documenting equine assisted articles, which delve into therapeutic/adaptive riding, equine-assisted psychotherapy, hippotherapy, equine-assisted learning, human-horse interaction, and veterinary social work. Take a look inside EASR and you’ll see there’s a lot more to it than hugging horses.”
The mission of the Equine Assisted Services Research Report (EASR) is to inform busy EAS center professionals, degree candidates, educators, medical authorities, and funding agencies, as well as clients and their families, and to publicly chronicle the progress of EAS as the field moves into the future.
The new publication documents the important EAS mission to bring people and horses together in the most positive way for all involved, and to keep moving forward confidently, with the validation of peer review and graduate/doctoral thesis work to build upon and attract potential students and career practitioners.
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