"Then I went to School" By Joe Suina 

New Age or Old Sage? 

In the article “New Age or Old Sage? A review of Equine Assisted Psychotherapy” It talks about the research they did on equine therapy and how successful it is and becoming. It mentions the history of the contact people had with horses. The article mentions the history of equine therapy and how horses are great at this, because they are able to read people so well and are able to understand and read their mind. I also liked how they mention the gaining of popularity because of how successful using horses are and other animals for therapy is. The article mentions how this type of therapy is better for people then talking to another person about their emotions or what they are going through.

Equus | Story of the Horse | Origins 

In the video “Equus | Story of the Horse | Origins |” It went in depth of the history and evolution of how today's horses became who they are today. It talks about the relationship between people and horses, and how we flourished with them. The video showed me the different tests and experiments they did with the horses to see how they respond to human and horse behavior. They also showed me how they can be trained and how horses are naturally curious creatures.

Archelogy and Genimoics Together with Indigenous Knowledge revise the human-horse story in the American West

In this article "Archeology and genomics Together with Indigenous Knowledge revise the human horse story in the American west” it talked about how Native Americans were linked with horses before the Spanish came. This article also mentions how horses were a big part of ancient lifestyles especially in North America. It also talks about the study of how horses played a big role with the Plains Indians. The article also mentions how Native people were excluded from telling that part of the story. 

Bill to offer Medicaid reimbursement for equine movement therapy passes state House

It just opens up their world’: Autism, empathy, and the therapeutic effects of equine interactions

How Equine Therapy Helps Veterans Cope With PTSD

The effectiveness of Equine Therapy intervention of Activities of Daily Living quality of life, mood, balance and Gait in Individuals with Parkinson's Disease.

Starting with the article “ The effectiveness of Equine Therapy intervention on activities of daily living, quality of life, mood, balance and gait in individuals with Parkinson's Disease” It took us through the journey and improvements of people's well being of living with Parkinson's disease. During the research the patients were given tasks to complete. These tasks included Cleaning and caring, horse assisted walking with or without obstacles, vocalization, and feeding the horses. These activities were to mimic daily life activities and to help improve the quality of life. Throughout the sessions it helped the patients boost their motor skills, their emotional well being and increase their confidence. Out of all 17 patients all showed improvement, they did two 45 minute sessions a week and had ten sessions in total. 

Effectiviness of Equine Therapy in Children with Psychomotor Impairments

Horses and children sounds like a bad idea right? Well in this article we are taken through the improvements in children with Psychomotor impairments using equine therapy. During the sessions 5 children were using a form of hippotherapy and 5 more children used therapeutic horseback riding while 1 child used both forms to see if the result would vary between the 3 groups. These sessions were to help the child with motor skills, coordination skills and psychomotor development. Each of the child's results did vary, but in the age group of 3 yrs old the results did not improve that much, but in the age group of 13 yrs old the results showed huge improvement. Again the results were different for each child. Researchers said there was more studying to be done so they can help specific needs for these children. 

The Characteristic of horses used in Hippotherapy in Selected Horse Therapy Centres in Poland

Moving all the way to Poland the article focuses on horse centers in Poland and how they chose horses used in therapy. We are taking through 5 horse centers in Poland and looking at the 34 hoses researchers looked at. Researchers took three basic measurements though this is not the most important part in choosing a horse. The three kinds of measurements they took are boniness index, step length, and chest circumference. The main traits they were looking for in the horse was its Characteristics, behavior, temper, friendly nature, and how they do with instructors giving instructions. This is so they can ensure the safety and effectiveness of the session with the patient and horse.