The therapeutic effect of equine on patients in psychiatry

This bachelor thesis is focused on the issue of equine assisted psychotherapy. In the introduction, there are basic information about animal assisted therapy. Further it concetrates on field of hippotherapy, which deals with the use of horses within zootherapy. There are the basic information about possibilities of using horses for this activity. Fully as possible is there described subfield of eguine assisted psychotherapy (its indication, contraindication), and in terms of horses (the selection of a suitable subject for a given activity) and not least in terms of the patient (examples of specific diagnoses and exercises, which can be used in therapy). Big part of thesis is devoted to particular psychiatric diagnoses. From the diagnoses were selected mental disorders caused by addiction, affective disorders, neurotic disorders, stress-related and somatoform disorders and sexual preference. At the end are examples of case studies which should serve as a basis for further practical investigation