Table 2 A detailed features of equine-assisted interventions in the six filtered studies
Items | Lanning (2013) | Nevins (2013) | Duncan (2014) | Aldridge (2016) | Ferruolo (2016) | Lanning (2017) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type of EAA or EAT | ||||||
 EAA | THR | NOS | EAL | – | – | THR |
 EAT | – | – | – | HPOT | EFMH | – |
Provider | – | CT-NOS | – | PT | SW EFMHE | TRI |
Sessions | ||||||
 Duration | 24 weeks | 3 days | – | 15 weeks | 1 week | 8 weeks |
 Number of treatment times | 24 | 3 | – | 15 | 2 | 8 |
 Length | 1–2 h | 4 h | – | 1 h | 7 h | 1.5 h |
Body language and communication | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ |
Ride the horse | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Groundwork | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | ✓ |
Groom the horse | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Get to know the horse | – | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | ✓ |
Matching horse and participant | ✓ | – | – | – | – | ✓ |
Care for the horse | – | – | – | ✓ | – | ✓ |
Social activities | ✓ | – | – | – | – | ✓ |
Mounted exercises | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | – |
Tack the horse | – | – | – | ✓ | – | – |
Safety behaviors | – | ✓ | – | – | – | – |
Connections to daily life | – | – | – | – | ✓ | – |
Family participation | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – |
Integration of therapeutic practices | – | – | – | – | ✓ | – |