Horses have an uncanny ability to raise the emotions of their riders. A simple look with those big brown eyes, the feeling of their velvet hair, the monotonous “clip clopping” of their hooves as they trot down crooked paths; all touch and mend a broken heart. Scientists have taken this incredible connection and measured it, finding a scientific explanation for this unbreakable bond.

Anita Maurstad, PhD, professor and researcher in the Department of Cultural Sciences at the University of Tromsø in Norway; teamed up with American researchers Dona Davis, PhD, and Sarah Cowles from the University of South Dakota’s Department of Anthropology and Sociology and conducted a study to better understand the effect of riding and what the influences are personally and within family relationship. Together, they interviewed 60 male and female riders from both countries with varying disciplines. The results showed that as the relationship between horse and rider developed, the element of “co-being” was created.

Ellen Gehrke from the Institute of HeartMath explains; “A horse’s heart rhythms reflect their emotional state and can respond to the emotional state of a nearby human. When in contact, a horse’s heart rate may mirror a human’s emotions, signifying a close unspoken form of communication between man and beast.” This would explain why, as time goes on, the horse may know exactly what the rider needs when the rider needs it. The horse can sense the emotional change from their changing heartbeat!

This study proves what riders have always known. The connection between rider and horse are interwoven emotionally and physically. It isn’t a coincidence that horses help emotional states, but is a chemical fact. But this connection can be severed due to a horse’s poor health. This is why it is so important to make sure your horse’s heart health is in tip-top shape with Health E- Maximum Strength Vitamins. Because after all, life without horses is no life at all!

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