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Books, Articles and Websites About Equine Assisted Psychotherapy

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WEBSITES:

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Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association (EAGALA): ​www.eagala.org​​

 

EAGALA Military Services: http://www.eagala.org/military​

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Epona Quest: ​http://eponaquest.com​​

 

Blog: Equine Therapy: Straight From the Horse's Mouth by Claire Dorotick, LMFT. http://blogs.psychcentral.com/equine-therapy/

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BOOKS:

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Kohanov, L. (2001). the Tao of Equus: A Woman's Jorney of Healing and Transformation Through the Way of the Horse. http://eponaquest.com/aout/books/#the-tao-of-equus​

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Kohanov, L. (2003). Riding Between the worlds. Epanding our Potential Through the Way of the Horse.

http://eponaquest.com/about/books/#riding-between-the-worlds

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Kohanov, L. (2007). Way of the Horse. Equine Archetypes of Self-Discovery.

http://eponaquest.com/about/books/#way-of-the-horse

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JOURNAL ARTICLES ON THE EFFICACY OF EQUINE ASSISTED PSYCHOTHERAPY:

 

Durham, E. (January, 2011). The Effects of Equine Assisted Therapy on Post-War Veterans. Emerging Practice CATs. Paper 8.

http://commons.pacificu.edu/emerge/8

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Karol, J. (2007). Applying a Traditional Individual Psychotherapy Model to Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy (EFP): Theory and Method. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 12:77. DOI: 10.1177/1359104507071057.

http://ccp.sagepub.com/content/12/1/77

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Frewin, K. & Gardiner, B. (2005). New Age or Old Sage? A Review of Equine Assisted Psychotherapy. In The Australian Jornal of Counselling Psychology, 6, pp13-17.​

​http://www.eagala.org/sites/default/files/attachments/New%20age%20or%20old%20sage%20A%20review%20of%20equine%20assisted%20psychotherapy.pdf

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Trotter, K., Chandler, C., Goodwin-Bond, D., & Casey, J. (2008). A Comparative Study of the Efficacy of Group Equine Assisted Couseling with At-Risk Children and Adolescents. Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, Vol. 3(3), 254-284.

http://www.eagala.org/sites/default/files/attachments/Equine-assisted%20psychotherapy%20-%20A%20mental%20health%20promotion-intervention%20modality%20for%20children%20who%20have%20experienced%20intra-family%20violence.pdf

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Schultz, P., Remick-Barlow, G., & Robbins, L. (2007). Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy: A Mental Health Promotion/Intervention Modality for Children Who Have Experienced Intra-Family Violence. Health & Social Care in the Community 15(3), 265-271.

http://www.eagala.org/sites/default/files/attachments/A%20comparative%20study%20of%20the%20efficacy%20of%20group%20equine%20assisted%20counseling%20with%20at-risk%20children%20and%20adolescents.pdf

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Klontz, B.T., Bivens, A., Leinart, D. & Klontz, T. (2007). The Effectiveness of Equine-Assisted Experiential Therapy: Results of an Open Trial. Society and Animals, 15 (2007), 257-267.

​​​​http://www.eagala.org/sites/default/files/attachments/The%20effectiveness%20of%20equine-assisted%20experiential%20therapy%20-%20Results%20of%20an%20open%20clinical%20trial.pdf

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