Miniature horse cavalry are n’t just for petting zoo anymore . As theLos Angeles Timesreports , a Cincinnati - area drome use tiny “ therapy horses ” to recognise traveler and calm anxious passenger .
Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport in Hebron , Kentucky launch its therapy animal programme in 2016.According to NPR , the airport to begin with want to go with dog-iron — but then , they discoveredSeven Oaks Farm , a nearby nonprofit farm that runs a volunteer miniature buck therapy programme . Test visit with the horses proved to be a hit , and the mini equid began see the airport twice a calendar month .
Since the sawhorse are train to handle a bustling airport environment , they do n’t pass away or get scared . But since it would in all probability testify challenge to herd the equine through security line , they typically fall out in the airdrome ’s ticketing area alternatively of past the gates .
The sawhorse ’ visits are a few hours long , and passengers are allowed to pose for photos . During the 143rd Kentucky Derby on May 6 and May 7 , the miniskirt therapy Equus caballus were even deck out in merry raceway regalia , and provided “ mobile therapeutical services to nestling and adult through equine - assisted activities , ” allot to a pressing discharge ( asquoted by theDayton Daily News ) .
Many passengers “ thank us for being there at that time because they require that little act of reinforcement before they get on the plane , ” Lisa Moad , who range the therapy programme , told NPR .
Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport is the only airport in the country to utilize therapy horse , harmonise to theLos Angeles Times . That said , more than 30 airports around the nation now have therapy click , and a few even have creature like cats and a pot - bellied grunter .
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