Publications

Safety Practices and Incidents During Occupational, Physical, and Speech Language Therapies that Use Hippotherapy in the US: A 5-Year Survey Study

1. Bicandi, M.M., Fields, B.E., Erdman, E.A., Peters, B.C. 2025. Journal of Equine Rehabilitation, 3, 100029. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eqre.2025.100029.

The acceptability of occupational therapy using zones of regulation concepts in an equine environment to autistic children

Browne, J.M., Reega, S. J., Rankins, E.M., Schmid, A. A., Peters, B.C. 2025. Behavioral Sciences, 15(4), 495. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15040495

Evaluating behavioral and physiological indicators of stress in horses during an equine-assisted learning program for youth with a history of trauma

Matlock, S.K., Singh, A., Grandin, T., Meritt, T., Nett, T., Reega, S., and Peters, B.C. 2025. Translational Animal Science, 9, txaf027. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/tas/txaf027.

Horse behavior and training in adaptive/therapeutic riding: A survey of instructors’ perceptions and knowledge in the United States

Rankins, E.M., Reega, S.J., Rudd, C., Peters, B.C., 2025. Applied Animal Behavior Science. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2024.106490.

Hippotherapy practice and safety patterns for adult clients in the United States

Hays, A., Meera, B., Peters, B. C., Erdman, E., & Fields, B. (2025). Human-Animal Interactions, 13(1), 0003. FREE ACCESS: https://doi.org/10.1079/hai.2025.0003

Occupational therapy using Zones of Regulation Concepts: A feasibility study. OTJR: Occupation

Peters, B.C.,* Gabriels, R., Schmid, A.A., Lassell, R.K.F., Pan, Z., Hoffman, A., Hepburn, S., (2024). Participation, and Health, 44 (4), 597-609. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/15394492241246549.

The Feasibility of Occupational Therapy using Zones of RegulationTM Concepts in an Equine Environment

Peters, B. C., Gabriels, R. L., Schmid, A. A., Pan, Z., Merritt, T., Hoffman, A., & Hepburn, S., 2024. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 15, 1401222. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1401222

The potential usefulness of standardized assessments to measure participant outcomes of adaptive/therapeutic horseback riding: A survey study

Hanson, M.R., Alm, K., Fields, B., Gabriels, R., Schmid, A.A., Stallones, B.C., & Peters, B.C. (2023). Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 10. FREE ACCESS: https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2023.1303991

Integrating horses in psychotherapy for transition-aged students: A theory-driven logic model

Kelly, E., Wood, W., Schmid, A.A., Stallones, L., Peters, B.C. (2023). Journal of Experiential Education, 46(3), 342-363. https://doi.org/10.1177/10538259221145936

Feasibility of an adaptive riding pilot study and acceptability to dementia care partners: “Your spirits are lifted”

Lassell, R. K., Cross, J. E., Schmid, A. A., Davalos, D. B., & Wood, W. (2022). Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 71, 102897. FREE ACCESS: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctim.2022.102897

Preliminary efficacy of occupational therapy in an equine environment for youth with autism spectrum disorder

Peters, B.C., Wood, W., Hepburn, S. & Moody, E. (2022). Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-021-05278-0. FREE ACCESS: https://rdcu.be/cylf7

Dementia care partners’ reported outcomes after adaptive riding: a theoretical thematic analysis

Lassell, R., Fields, B., Cross, J. E., & Wood, W. (2022). Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, 23(1), 14-25. https://doi.org/10.1108/QAOA-01-2022-0007

Self-regulation mediates therapeutic horseback riding social functioning outcomes in youth with autism spectrum disorder

Peters, B.C., Pan, Z., Christensen, H. & Gabriels, R. (2022). Frontiers in Pediatrics, 10. FREE ACCESS: https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2022.884054.

Advancing the science and practice of equine-assisted services through community-academic partnerships

Fields, B., Peters, B.C., Merritt, T., & Meyers, S. (2021) Human Animal Interaction Bulletin, 9(3), 30-44. FREE ACCESS: https://doi.org/10.1079/hai.2021.0032

A comparison of quality of life indicators during two complementary interventions: Adaptive gardening and adaptive riding for people with dementia

Lassell, R., Wood, W., Schmid, A. A., Cross, J. (2021). Complementary Therapies in Medicine. FREE ACCESS: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctim.2020.102658.

A transactional analysis of occupational therapy in an equine environment for youth with autism spectrum disorder

Peters, B.C., Bentele, C., & Wood, W.W. (2021). Human Animal Interaction Bulletin. FREE ACCESS: https://doi.org/10.1079/hai.2021.0033.

Brief report: The feasibility and acceptability of occupational therapy in an equine environment for youth with autism spectrum disorder

Peters, B. C., Wood, W., Hepburn, S. & Merritt, T. (2021). Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2020.10169.

Optimal terminology for services in the United States that incorporate horses to benefit people: A consensus document

Wood, W., Alm, K., Benjamin, J., Thomas, L., Anderson, D., Pohl, L. & Kane, M. (2020). Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. FREE ACCESS: https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2020.0415

A logic model of a dementia-specific equine[1]assisted activities program

Lassell, R., Fields, B., Busselman, S., Hempel, T., & Wood, W. (2020). Human-Animal Interaction Bulletin, 9(2). FREE ACCESS https://doi.org/10.1079/hai.2021.0022.

Occupational therapy in an equine environment for children with autism: Multiple baseline single-case experimental design

Peters, B. C., Wood, W., Hepburn, S. & Bundy, A. (2020). OTJR: Occupation, Participation, and Health. https://doi.org/10.1177/1539449220912723

Hippotherapy practice and safety patterns in the United States: A descriptive survey study

Peters, B.C., Fields, B., & Erdman, E. (2020). Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 26(8) 743-749. https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2020.0039

Parental perspectives of occupational therapy in an equine environment for children with autism spectrum disorder

Kalmbach, D., Wood, W. & B. C. Peters. (2020). Occupational Therapy and Health Care. FREE ACCESS: https://doi.org/10.1080/07380577.2020.1751903.

Impact of a dementia-specific equine-assisted activities program: Perspectives of providers

Fields, B., Lassell, R., & Wood, W. (2019). Quality in Ageing and Older Adults. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/QAOA-10-2018-0047

Hippotherapy: A systematic mapping review of peer-reviewed research, 1980 to 2015

Wood, W., & Fields, B. (2019). Disability and Rehabilitation, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2019.1653997

The 2018 Ruth Zemke Lectureship in Occupational Science—The environment, time and occupation

Wood, W. (2019). Journal of Occupational Science, 26 (4), 456-469. https://doi.org/10.1080/14427591.2019.1595097.

Equine-assisted interventions for veterans with service-related health conditions: a systematic mapping review

Kinney, A. R., Eakman, A. M., Lassell, R. & Wood, W. (2019). Military Medical Research 6(1), 28, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40779-019-0217-6.

Theoretical development of equine-assisted activities and therapies for children with autism: A systematic mapping review

Peters, B. C., Hepburn, S. & Wood, W. (2019). Human-Animal Interaction Bulletin 8(2). FREE ACCESS DOI: https://doi.org/10.1079/hai.2020.0012.

Influence of an equine-assisted program on dementia-specific quality of life

Fields, B., Bruemmer, J., Gloeckner, G. & Wood, W. (2018). American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias, 33(5), 309-317. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1533317518772052

Animal-assisted therapies and dementia: A systematic mapping review using the Lived Environment Life Quality (LELQ) Model

Wood, W., Fields, B., Rose, M. & McLure, M. (2017).American Journal of Occupational Therapy. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2017.027219.

Autism and equine-assisted interventions: A systematic mapping review

McDaniel-Peters, B. C., Wood, W. (2017). Journal of Autism and Developmental Disabilities. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10803-017-3219-9