This week was super-busy, both in terms of teaching, but also as I am working on a couple of proposals and had some events I felt I had to get to. Plus it is week two of my initial learning with Athena Herd Foundation (a certificate in Equine Facilitated Interactions). But somehow I managed to… Continue reading Nature-Based Interventions in Mental Health
Tag: Welfare
A NEIGHbourhood bobby? Post-riot reflections on animals and wellbeing
The utmost priority in the context of far-right hate is how the violence of racism can be challenged and a sense of safety and belonging within communities reached. Tentatively, then, with recognition of the need for safe communities and anti-racist action, I want to highlight a specific issue that, to some, may seem at first… Continue reading A NEIGHbourhood bobby? Post-riot reflections on animals and wellbeing
Reflections from Flyinge for Exploring Interspecies Welfare in Social Science
Flying to Flyinge as a social scientist... Flyinge Kungsgård have just hosted (September 2024) the 'Horse Welfare Summit', which - immediately after the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics, has occurred at an exciting moment in developing horse welfare knowledge, practice and - yes - debate. I attended this conference as part of my ongoing research… Continue reading Reflections from Flyinge for Exploring Interspecies Welfare in Social Science
Humans Learning from Horses: Insights for Sports and Welfare
Humans and horses have - for around the last six thousand years - developed alongside one another, and whilst today many horses worldwide are utilitarian workers (e.g. transport, farming), other horses have the 'job' of being co-athletes. Furtardo and colleagues (2021) have explicitly explored welfare issues in terms of how happy is the horse athlete...… Continue reading Humans Learning from Horses: Insights for Sports and Welfare
Interspecies Insights 