Can a week of therapeutic riding make a difference? - A pilot study

Anthrozoos

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-72

  Kaiser, Lana ^a,b   Spence, Linda J ^a   Lavergne, Annique G ^a   Bosch, Kerrie L Vanden ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anger; Children; Therapeutic riding

Indexed keywords

EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 4344649867     PISSN: 08927936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2752/089279304786991918     Document Type: Article

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