Medical anthropology quarterly.
Publisher:
Society for Medical Anthropology,. Malden, MA : John Wiley & Sons Ltd
Frequency: Quarterly
Country: United States
Language: English
Author(s):
Society for Medical Anthropology.
Start Year:1983 -
ISSN:
0745-5194 (Print)
0745-5194 (Linking)
0745-5194 (Linking)
Impact Factor
2.2
2022
| NLM ID: | 8405037 |
| (DNLM): | M11790000(s) |
| (OCoLC): | 09250614 |
| Coden: | MAQUD5 |
| LCCN: | 84643999 |
| Classification: | W1 ME206D |
My Horse Is My Therapist: The Medicalization of Pleasure among Women Equestrians. Pink t-shirts that proclaim "My horse is my therapist" are for sale in a wide variety of horse-sport catalogues. Literature on the healing power of human-nonhuman animal encounters and the practice of a variety of animal-assisted therapy programs, such as hippotherapy and equine-facilitated therapy, show dramatic growth over the last 30 years. Less attention is paid to the role that horse-human interactions may play in more popular accountings of well-being and impairment among a sample of everyday riders. Analysis of 50 lifecycle narratives, collected from accomplished but nonprofessional equ...