Applied Equine Psychology: The Art and Science of Helping Horses

Acknowledgements
Preface

1. Introduction

2. Helping Andy and Apple: professional practice models

• Helping Andy

• Helping Apple

• Summary

3. Clinical psychology: the path to a profession

• Challenge one: many models exist

• Challenge two: theory to practice

• Challenge three: defining the profession

• Summary

4. Equine behaviour consultancy: a parallel path?

• Challenge one: many models exist

• Challenge two: theory to practice

• Challenge three: defining the profession

• Summary

5. Trans-species psychology: mammalian brains and needs are more similar than different

• Basic concepts

• Development of trans-species psychology

• Evidence for trans-species psychology

• Practical application: “the brain animals”

• Breaking barriers to adoption

6. Equine mental well-being: setting the scene

• What is mental well-being?

• Why mental well-being matters for REPS

• Challenges in assessment and improvement

7. Equine mental well-being: assessing and improving

• Spending time with an equine

• Taking a verbal history

• Structured assessment: influencing factors

• Working with multiple factors

8. Equine relationships: understanding attunement and attachment needs

• What is attachment theory?

• Practical application to equine relationships

• Summary

9. Trauma: how to work with trauma without working on trauma

• Exploring psychological trauma

• Post-traumatic stress treatments

• Application to domestic equines

• Treating PTSD in horses

• Treatment examples

• Client concerns

• Case study: Redwings Horse Sanctuary

10. Practising as an equine psychology specialist

• Why change is hard

• Having helpful conversations

• Key skills

• Consultation and teaching

• Clinical supervision

• Reflections

11. Conclusion

• A pause for thought

• Summary

Bibliography
Index