Effect of Aromatherapy on Equine Heart Rate Variability

Baldwin AL, Chea I Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 2019 ABSTRACT: This study explored whether aromatherapy increases the parasympathetic component (root mean square of successive differences [RMSSD]) of heart rate variability (HRV) in horses. Horses are highly sensitive, easily stressed, have an acute sense of smell, and have been shown to benefit from aromatherapy. The… Read more »