More research than ever is examining the therapeutic links between horses and humans in various contexts. Equine-assisted therapy programs have popped up around the country to assist veterans and ...

Scientists from the University of Portsmouth's Center for Comparative and Evolutionary Psychology have created the first anatomically-based descriptions (ethogram) of equine facial behavior, mapping ...

When I started horse riding lessons at the age of eight, I was told that if a horse had its ears forward that was a good sign, and if horse had its ears back it wasn’t happy. Those riding lessons ...

REDMOND, Wash. — A little horse named Pete is helping a little girl named Celeste learn how to speak, at Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center. A place where people with disabilities can reach their ...

RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) — A local ranch is aiming to help veterans, people with disabilities, and at-risk youth find their power through horses. Loving Thunder is a non-profit in Rio Rancho that’s ...

Communication between species has a long and wishful history, beginning with myths, legends, and stories like those of King Solomon and Doctor Dolittle. In the past century, that history has blossomed ...

Papers resulting from a conference entitled Conference on the Clever Hans phenomenon: Communication with Horses, Whales, Apes, and People held by the New York Academy of Sciences, May 6-7, 1980.