bachelorThesis
Levantamento das práticas de manejo e bem estar dos equinos utilizados na equoterapia
Fecha
2014-08-11Registro en:
FANTIN, Raisa Larcher. Levantamento das práticas de manejo e bem estar dos equinos utilizados na equoterapia. 2014. Trabalho de Conclusão do Curso (Bacharelado em Zootecnia) - Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, Dois Vizinhos, 2014.
Autor
Fantin, Raisa Larcher
Resumen
The aim, through this paper, to evaluate the management practices and the welfare of the horses used in hippotherapy centers of the southwest region of Paraná. For this, a questionnaire was designed to investigate the management techniques used in different therapeutic riding centers and, from these data, whether that management meets the needs of horses in order to provide welfare. The interviews for the questionnaire were conducted onsite and the results analyzed using descriptive statistics, in order to support the making of a reference manual to guide the multidisciplinary team of hippotherapy, with suggestions for rational management practices, seeking the welfare of horses. It was concluded that the establishments surveyed offer conditions for the maintenance of horses that house, however the management and improve the knowledge on the species to provide a better management and meeting is necessary to the welfare of horses.