Mini Equine Mood Lift & Micro-Intervention Planner

1. Baseline Emotional State

Adjust participant self-reported intensity scores (0–100) before meeting the animals.

⚡ Acute Anxiety / Tension 78

Peaceful (0) Moderate (50) High Alert (100)

🌿 Felt Calm / Groundedness 25

Restless (0) Neutral (50) Deeply Calm (100)

🍂 Isolation / Loneliness 70

Connected (0) Disengaged (50) Isolated (100)

🌧️ Sadness / Low Mood 65

Content (0) Subdued (50) Distressed (100)

Choose an animal partner suited to the participant's sensory and comfort preferences.

🫏 Barnaby (Donkey) Age 9

Rescued miniature donkey. Exceptionally calm heart rate, steady breathing cadence, encourages deep grounding.

Deep Grounding

🐴 Pippin (Mini Horse) Age 7

Rescued miniature horse. Inquisitive, soft velvet muzzle, naturally prompts curiosity and playful eye contact.

Curiosity & Uplift

Tactile & Behavioral Mode

Intervention Duration

Real-time shift modeled from equine bio-resonance and clinical study metrics.

Therapeutic Classification High Restorative Impact

64%

Net Mood Uplift

Anxiety & Tension -46 pts

78 32

Grounded Calm +57 pts

25 82

Isolation / Loneliness -42 pts

70 28

Sadness & Distress -41 pts

65 24

Three-Minute Session Protocol Arc

Minute 0:00 – 1:00

Quiet approach, palm offering, sensory acclimation to rhythmic animal respiration.

Minute 1:00 – 2:00

Soft brush strokes along shoulder; vagal tone stimulation through bilateral touch.

Minute 2:00 – 3:00

Gentle muzzle contact, mindful silence, consolidation of lowered autonomic arousal.