Spending time with animals is beneficial. Pets are good for physical and mental health, thanks to their unconditional love and the stress-reducing effects of being around them. Most people think of ...

There is a family horse operation in east Dickinson, N.D., that looks normal. With corrals, outbuildings and a farmhouse, it's an apparently typical farm-like operation. But in one barn, horses are ...

GLEN ULLIN, N.D. — Horses that go to a massage therapy business in Glen Ullin get the “Hande-on” approach to relieving their sore muscles While the trend is to use electronic devices on horses, Jamie ...

Equine massage therapist Rebecca Upham Davis works with Clyde. When humans start feeling muscle aches and pains, a massage is one way to find some relief. But massages aren’t reserved for just people.

SCOTTSDALE — Students at Scottsdale Community College have a new pathway to enter the equine industry, with an equine massage therapy certificate now available. The certificate is separate from the ...

The Foundational Equine Massage Course is an introductory class that teaches the fundamentals of equine massage therapy. In this course, students will learn to identify pain in their equine partners, ...

NORTH BRANFORD In a shady barn at Lanes Pond Farm, Wendy Rivers works her fingers into a quarter horse s glossy coat. She works her way down the horse, from the arched crest of its neck to the sturdy ...

The healing qualities of animal companionship are hard to deny. From veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder to people who have seizures, all kinds of people can get help from animals ...

HAMILTON, Mont. (AP) - In changing her career from high-stress critical care, trauma, and flight nursing throughout the United States, a Stevensville resident and horse enthusiast is focusing on ...