Equine Therapy I’ve had numerous out-of-control encounters with horses: one bit me in the back after I dismounted. Another bolted at the sound of a motorcycle, charging straight at a corral fence with me in the stirrups.
Pets: Much More Than Furry Friends For many people the topic of the health benefits of pets conjures up images of assistance dogs for the sight or hearing impaired. However, there is also much anecdotal and scientific evidence that supports the theory that all people can benefit from having close contact with pets..
Pet Therapy Marie-Claire Sabourin, owner of A Votre Santé, is a Winnipeg-based massage therapist and bodywork practitioner during the da.
Puppy Love George’s eyes sparkled the minute Lucky scampered into the room. Lucky raced to where George sat, and gleefully greeted his friend. George had been a dog trainer before a stroke left him unable to walk or speak.
Pet Therapy “He’s saved my life so many times,” my mom says to me. “He’s figured out when my blood sugars are low.” Living with diabetes, my mom often enters a state called hypoglycemic unawareness, in which she can’t recognize when her blood sugar levels become dangerously low—but her beloved Maltese Cross Paddy can.
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