Farm animal welfare is a major concern for society and food production. To more accurately
evaluate animal farming in general and to avoid exposing farm animals to poor welfare …

Simple Summary Equine assisted interventions (EAIs) represent an emerging field of animal
assisted interventions (AAIs), employing horses in a wide variety of activities with humans …

Equine-assisted services (EASs) are being increasingly used as complementary
interventions for military veterans who have experienced trauma. However, there is limited …

In the past 20 years, research focusing on interspecific sociocognitive abilities of animals
toward humans has been growing, allowing a better understanding of the interactions …

In this project, we examined the effect of a 4-month intervention with horses on perceived
social support, self-esteem and general self-efficacy among Norwegian adolescents aged …

Cats'(Felis catus) communicative behaviour towards humans was explored using a social
referencing paradigm in the presence of a potentially frightening object. One group of cats …

It has recently been shown that some non-human animals can cross-modally recognize
members of their own taxon. What is unclear is just how plastic this recognition system can …

Horses (Equus caballus) have a rich history in their relationship with humans. Across
different cultures and eras they have been utilized for work, show, cultural rituals …

Objectives The primary aim of this pilot study was to assess the safety, feasibility,
acceptability, as well as preliminary outcomes of a mindfulness and self-compassion-based …

Research in cognitive psychology has repeatedly shown how much cognition and emotions
are mutually related to one another. Psychological disorders are associated with cognitive …