The study found that children and adolescents who spend time with the horses, or practicing sport riding, they have lower levels of the stress hormone, and the study authors have examined 130 adolescents through their participation in the cycle Equestrian held after school hours, he received the participants lessons for the care of horses, and how to handle and ride for 90 minutes a week, lasted for 12 weeks.
The study relied on tests saliva samples before receiving lessons a day, and after the completion of the equestrian lessons. The results are reported low levels of the stress hormone and stress in children at a great rate after Tamadathm time with horses, compared to the results of the tests another group of children did not participate in the session.
Said Dr. Patricia Pendry from the University of Washington: «We found that cortisol causes of tension has decreased significantly among children who received the equestrian lessons, and continued to decline throughout the day until after receiving lessons».