St. Catherine University is a private Catholic liberal arts university, located in St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, and is committed to the education and development of effective, ethical leaders through study, practice and real-life experience.
Equine therapy is the discipline of using horses as a means to provide metaphoric experiences in order to promote emotional growth.The horses provide an excellent way for troubled youth to react when they are otherwise therapy resistant.ne example that is used often is when students are just beginning a horse therapy program, the instructor will have the horse stand in the middle of the arena. The youth are supposed to get the horse to move outside of a large circle without touching the horse at all.
Sometimes referred to as horse malaria or swamp fever, Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) is a virus that causes destruction of the horseâs red blood cells, causing anemia, weakness, and death. EIA has become endemic in certain parts of the world, but is very uncommon in the United States.here is no cure for Equine Infectious Anemia. It is spread by the horsefly. Horses are required to be tested for this disease for entry into shows and for transport across state lines.