Horses and Humans Research Foundation

05/31/2026

Missed our webinar with Dr. Rebecca Bailey? The recording is now available on the HHRF YouTube channel! Learn how maintaining clear roles in equine-assisted work supports trust, safety, nervous system regulation, and meaningful therapeutic change. Watch now and share with your colleagues and friends interested in trauma-informed care and equine-assisted services.

05/30/2026

05/30/2026

05/30/2026

Burnout prevention. Better reflection. Stronger horse-human partnerships. 🐴💙

Join HHRF and Michael Remole on June 17 at Noon (ET) to explore the HORSES Framework and how reflective supervision can improve practitioner well-being, job satisfaction, therapeutic outcomes, and animal welfare.

Learn practical tools to build resilience, self-awareness, and healthier human-animal interactions in equine-assisted services.

05/29/2026

🎤 Keynote Speaker Announcement

We are delighted to welcome Sanna Mattila-Rautiainen, MSc (Exercise Medicine), Physiotherapist, Equine-Assisted Therapist (SRT), Finland.

Sanna is a doctoral researcher in biomedicine at the University of Eastern Finland and a highly respected clinician with more than 35 years of experience in Equine-Assisted Therapy (EAT). Throughout her career, she has played a significant role in developing equine-assisted therapy in Finland as a practitioner, educator, researcher, and advocate.

Her current research explores the biomechanical and psychosocial effects of Equine-Assisted Physiotherapy (EAPT), with a particular focus on chronic low back pain rehabilitation, gait kinematics, and the therapeutic interaction between equine and human movement.

Sanna also served as HETI President from 2015 to 2021, contributing substantially to the international development of Equine Assisted Services.

Join us in Prague this September to learn from one of the field's most experienced clinicians and researchers.

📍 HHRF • HETI • CZU International Symposium
📅 19–20 September 2026
🌍 Prague & Online

Register at - https://horsesandhumans.networkforgood.com/events/99151-hhrf-heti-and-czu-international-prague-symposium



Horses and Humans Research Foundation
Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze
HETI - Horses in Education and Therapy International

05/29/2026

Funny Friday: Research Findings on the Importance of Rest, Comfort, and Safe Environments for Equine Well-being.

05/28/2026

As blogger and high-school teacher Sarah Susa helped longtime “barn rats” put together their one-page resumes (“Times New Roman, 12-point font documents—plugging in skills and experiences using only the most active of verbs”), she realized just how much they had learned and grown through their years at Black Dog Stables.

Her latest blog is a heartfelt tribute to the generations of kids who grow up at the barn.

Read on at the link in comments.

📸 Courtesy of Sarah Susa