Due to their small size, miniature horses are popular candidates for use in petting zoos and other animal attractions. Kids ...

Soon, 9-year-old Josifina Topa Mazuch is beaming as she leads Ivi, a specially trained miniature horse, standing no taller ... particularly to people confined to hospitals or care homes.

In late November, nursing home resident Alice Lim, 88, encountered unusual visitors – a pair of miniature therapy horses ... learning programmes to improve people’s well-being.

Four months after launching their “@faithfulminis” pages, their videos of small horses ... of miniature therapy horses. “All I wanted to do was find a therapy horse for elderly people ...