I have found research studies of effectiveness of equine therapy with various populations and various conditions for example women and depression, or veterans and PTSD. I know of programs in various parts of the country that offer equine companionship and/or therapy for deaf/HH children and adults with effectiveness supported by testimonials. I have performed a few preliminary searches and haven't found research on equine therapy AND deaf.
Hi Kathy,
"Equine assisted counseling with deaf families" by Karen Tinsley and Holly Jedicka in the following link may interest you.
https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=DWoOoGpHg5oC&oi=fnd&pg=PP2&dq=equine+therapy+and+deafness&ots=Tv5YyxtZEi&sig=RX8Vn491yyEB2XDtJSl5kjb0hwk#v=onepage&q=equine%20therapy%20and%20deafness&f=false
Thank you Stephen for your answer. I have this excellent book. There is a chapter with discussion about some work with deaf families in this book but I haven't found any published research.
Hi Kathy,
Here's a meta-analysis that came up on Google Scholar (searching for 'equine therapy'). Maybe in this article, you'll be able to find leads to other relevant studies.
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08927936.2016.1189747
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