Sarah Ryan, a student in the therapeutic horsemanship bachelor's program at the State University of New York at Cobleskill under Marny Mansfield, is conducting a survey for an academic special project to learn about how PATH Intl.-accredited centers behaviorally evaluate and re-evauluate program equines (horses, donkeys or mules). If you would like to help Sarah with her research, please fill out this brief survey.

If you are willing to share electronic or print copies of your center's tools/forms for behaviorally evaluating therapeutic program equines or if you have questions, please: 1) Email them to ryans871@cobleskill.edu OR 2) Mail them to: SUNY Cobleskill, Center for Agricultural & Natural Resources - Marny Mansfield, 114 Rockland Lane, Cobleskill, NY 12043.

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* 1. Name and contact information of your therapeutic horsemanship center:

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* 2. Center website:

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* 3. How many therapeutic equines does your center have?

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* 4. Describe your process and philosophy for behaviorally evaluating equines being considered for your therapeutic programs.

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* 5. What evaluation tools/methods do you use? Forms? Checklists? Report cards? (If you are willing to share them, please email to ryans871@cobleskill.edu or mail to above address.)

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* 6. Who does the evaluating?

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* 7. Do you formally re-evaluate the behavior of therapeutic program equines?

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* 8. If you do formal behavioral re-evaluations, on what schedule do you do them?

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* 9. Do you have written procedures that outline next steps if an equine does not pass a re-evaluation? For example, Fluffy has never before been antsy at the mounting block or anxious about being bridled but now she’s both. Is the next step to: Call the vet? Review any environmental/staff changes? Call a trainer? (If you are willing to share them, please email to ryans871@cobleskill.edu or mail to above address.)

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