Dr. Manuel Gaviria has been granted $75,000 from the Horses and Human Research Foundation to study equine-assisted services. The grant will be used to study how equine-assisted therapy can help prevent or at least minimize the severity of a stroke. A team of researchers at The Equiphoria Institute of Neurorehabilitation and Hippotherapy in La Canourgue, France, will study patients with moderate to severe disabilities over a 22-week period. While Dr. Gaviria is conducting research on the patient’s functional independence and cognitive abilities, he will also study the caregivers to determine if their care-giving burden is reduced. Read the full story https://www.essentiallysports.com/us-sports-news-equestrian-news-olympics-news-equestrian-researchers-secure-grant-to-study-equine-assisted-services-impact/