Horses working in therapeutic riding programs : cortisol and behavioral stress indicators
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"1. To what extent do horses working in therapeutic riding centers experience increases in circulating plasma concentrations of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), and serum cortisol or stress behaviors before, during and after riding lessons when comparing military veteran groups to experienced riders? 2. To what extent do horses working in therapeutic riding centers exhibit behavioral signs of stress (based on behavior scores) before, during, and after riding lessons when comparing military veteran groups to experienced riders?"--Research questions.
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