Adolescent emotional development through horse-assisted activities

Abstract

Research in the field of animal-assisted activities has advanced to a greater extent in recent years and more and more scientific studies confirm the special and emotional relationship of a positive and beneficial bond between human-animal for the emotional well-being of people. Thus, animal-assisted interventions, including horses, are in high demand in psychoeducational fields and are expanding to health and socio-educational areas. This work presents a study carried out in the context of nature and the horse, through assisted activities applied to emotional well-being and its teaching in a group of adolescents in the development of their volunteering; within the research context of the doctoral thesis. The purpose of this article is to communicate, transmit and publicize the effectiveness of these activities in the specific field of emotional well-being in the adolescent stage, being a useful and effective complementary intervention tool, therapeutic and psychoeducational, both for prevention and actions. of assistance, support and/or additional to others that are carried out.