Climate change is internationally recognized as a source of concern by governments,
scientists and public opinion. In this context, the need to find concrete solutions becomes …

Abstract “Coping” or “coping strategy”, defined as the behavioral and physiological efforts of
animal to master the situation, is more and more in interest of researchers dealing with …

There has been unprecedented development of research into human–animal interaction
(HAI) in recent years, and this has produced rapid growth in our knowledge and …

Simple Summary Reining in Anxiety (RiA) is a therapeutic program for youth with mild-to-
moderate anxiety delivered in a therapeutic riding setting by Certified Therapeutic Riding …

Abstract Analysis of salivary cortisol is increasingly used to assess stress responses in
horses. Because spontaneous or experimentally induced increases in cortisol …

This study aimed to document the effects of an eight hour journey on behavioural, clinical,
haematological, environmental and respiratory parameters, and to identify possible …

The popularity of therapeutic riding is growing rapidly. With greater numbers of horses used
in this field, it is becoming increasingly important to understand how this work impacts horse …

In order to determine horses' stress and ensure health and welfare of horses working with
military veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a therapeutic horseback riding …

Cortisol is the main end product of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal gland (HPA axis), and
melatonin (MT) has a regulating effect on HPA axis, and both are closely related to …

Thoroughbred horses are bred for competitive racing and undergo intense training regimes.
The maintenance of physical soundness and desirable behavioural characteristics are …