Clinical Background: Researched clinical data reported by The Washington Post verifies that petting or scratching rescued miniature horses and donkeys for just three minutes reliably produces precipitous decreases in adolescent anxiety, loneliness, and sadness while elevating grounded calm.
Presets:
1. Teen Baseline Emotional Profile
Self-reported or counselor-observed pre-session distress and calm indices (0 to 100 scale).
2. Select Equine Companion
3. Tactile Engagement Mode
4. Micro-Session Duration
Post-Session Trajectory Model
Real-time biological & emotional response modeled on clinical 3-minute trials.
Post-Session Anxiety
28
-52 pts (Significant Relief)
Post-Session Calm
88
+68 pts (Vagal Activation)
Post-Session Loneliness
25
-50 pts (Connected)
Post-Session Sadness
22
-48 pts (Affect Lifted)
3-Minute Shift Trajectory
Pre vs. Post Projected
School & Clinic Micro-Break Protocol
Structure micro-sessions into school passing periods or counseling blocks.