Bedside Manner

Asbury Park Press, Horses for Healers

Asbury Park Press, Horses for Healers

HILLSBOROUGH - Lessley Chiriboga was a long way from the pressure cooker of medical school when she tried to coax a stubborn horse named Dane to follow her lead. She considered her posture and tone of voice. She tried to breathe normally. And she looked for clues from the horse that she was connecting. (Michael Diamond Reporting, Asbury Park Press, April 2016)

NJTV News, Horses for Healers

NJTV News Reporter Michael Hill visited Horses for Healers to relay a story about how Horses are helping medical students and professionals with nonverbal communication skills, resulting in authentic bedside manner. July 2015, Hillsborough, New Jersey

Rutgers Medical School offers Horses for Healers, a class that lets students interact with horses to become more aware of non-verbal cues that will help with future patients.