Therapeutic value of equine - human bonding in recovery from trauma

Anthrozoos

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-30

  Yorke, Jan ^a   Adams, Cindy ^b   Coady, Nick ^c  

^a Georgian College   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Equine psychotherapy; Equine human bond; Horse; Therapeutic alliance; Trauma recovery

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 41449094295     PISSN: 08927936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2752/089279308X274038     Document Type: Article

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