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Original Articles

A healing relationship: Clients’ experiences of the long-term relational significance of the horse in horse assisted psychotherapy

UNA RELACION SANADORA: Experiencias de clientes acerca del significado relacional del caballo en psicoterapia de larga duración asistida por un caballo

La relazione terapeutica: le esperienze dei pazienti circa il significato della relazionale con il cavallo nella terapia equestre

Une relation qui soigne: impact sur le long terme des aspects relationnels entre cheval et clients dans l’équithérapie

Μια θεραπευτική σχέση: Οι εμπειρίες πελατών γύρω από τη μακροχρόνια σχεσιακή σπουδαιότητα του αλόγου στη θεραπευτική ιππασία

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Pages 307-328 | Received 04 Oct 2016, Accepted 20 Apr 2017, Published online: 06 Jul 2017

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