We snuggle up to our cats on rainy days and fall on our knees when our dogs greet us at the door. Pets have become emotional touchstones for many, supplying the unconditional love and affection that ...

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.

Both emphasized communication with their horses, and Kim talked to her horses, even as she was riding them, Datz said. "It was not rigid technique. There was a lot of flexibility in what they did," ...

Three quarter horses danced around a ring, nipping each other in the butt, chasing and kicking one another, and loudly munching grass and the leaves of a nearby willow tree. Though they didn’t know it ...

At Horses With A Mission in Groveland, life lessons are taught from the saddle. “It is my heart in motion watching them ride,” says Victoria D’Angelo, lead instructor and owner of the non-profit, as ...

Different Lives, Different Kinds of Intelligence Dogs and horses grew up in very different worlds, and their intelligence ...

Smiling Goat Ranch is located at Hunt Ranch on County Road 102 in Missouri Heights and helps people with neuropsychiatric ...

BRISTOL, England — Unlike human therapists, horses can’t be fooled by fake emotions. And this is often why they prove to be such effective “counselors” when it comes to mental health. Researchers from ...

Nandi Kegode’s goal in 2020 is to be the first Kenyan horseback rider to represent Kenya in the Olympics (Courtesy) Nandi Kegode, 31, was, as a child, introduced to horses by her mother who loved ...