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Commitee of the Portuguese Society for Equine Facilitated Services
The Human-Animal Bond has been defined as “the dynamic relationship between people and animals such that each influences the psychological and physiological state of the other”
RESEARCH PROJECTS
READING TO A DOG: IMPLICATIONS IN COGNITIVE AND EMOTIONAL PARAMETERS
A Project of the Reading Education Assistance Dogs (R.E.A.D.)- in Portugal
Our aim
To improve children's reading and communication skills by employing a powerful method: reading to an animal.

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DOG AND OWNER OBESITY
Project leaded by the University of Murcia, Spain, in partnership with the University of Évora, Portugal.

Hipoterapia Odivelas
OS EFEITOS DAS INTERVENÇÕES ASSISTIDAS Por CAVALOS EM CRIANÇAS COM PERTURBAÇÃO DO ESPECTRO DO AUTISMO: uma aproximação terapêutica.
Em parceria com o Projeto "HIPOTERAPIA DE ODIVELAS".
O trabalho é desenvolvido na escola Agrícola da Paiã
O objetivo é explorar o valor terapêutico das intervenções assistidas com cavalos, no âmbito de um programa de terapia em crianças com distúrbio do espectro do autismo.
INVESTIGADORES: Inês Pereira de Figueiredo, Ilda Gomes Rosa, Helena Costa, Cátia Rainho, Ana Rodrigues, Andrés Gomes

EQUINE-ASSISTED INTERVENTIONS FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER: A THERAPEUTIC APPROACH.
In partnership with the Project “HIPOTERAPIA DE ODIVELAS".
To explore the therapeutic value of the assisted interventions with horses, as part of a program of therapy in children with autism spectrum disorder.
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