EQUOTERAPIA: IMPORTÂNCIA E CARACTERÍSTICAS

Abstract

Taking into account that therapy with horses helps patients to obtain physical and mental gains, this study aims to clarify how training should be carried out, what is necessary to make the horse an ideal therapeutic facilitator and the relevance of the zootechnician in the evaluation, preparation and care of the animal for adequate performance in the sessions. Initially, the inclusion criteria were articles published between the years 2019 to 2023, later being expanded to the years 2014 to 2023 in order to obtain a greater number of articles pertinent to the topic. The exclusion criteria were: articles that were not published in full and that completely deviated from the proposed theme. Based on the analysis carried out, it was possible to verify how equine therapy has become an extremely important therapeutic modality. The presence of the zootechnician in the practice of equine therapy is fundamental, as he plays a crucial role through his ability to evaluate the equine's behavior, guarantee the animal's well being, select the ideal horse and guarantee the effectiveness of the practitioner's safety during this therapeutic practic.