Animal Assisted Therapy

Throughout history, animals have been part of therapeutic programs. In Mexico, the benefits of animal-assisted therapy within the field of psychology are not widely known (Camacho, 2014). Therefore, this lack of knowledge extends and accentuates at regional and semi-rural levels, the latter being the context to which the municipality of Jalpa, Zacatecas belongs. We seek to take advantage of the natural and animal resources that we have. Given the space and the benefits of living in the countryside, it would be feasible (place, economy, etc.) to carry out animal-assisted therapy and offer this service to society, especially the work with equines as an alternative for physical, psychological and emotional health. It highlights the importance of providing another socially acceptable therapeutic alternative, currently it is believed that going to psychotherapy is only for the treatment of psychopathologies and by integrating animal-assisted therapy within the municipality, this misconception of psychological intervention is demystified, which is often perceived as rigid and closed doors in a doctor's office.