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Human and horse medicine among some Native American groups

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Because Plains Indians, as well as some other groups of Native Americans, generally perceived people and animals as closely related, medical therapies and preventive regimes in human and veterinary medical practice often overlapped. The sense of partnership that mounted people shared with their horses dictated that it was appropriate for certain equine remedies to be similar to those used for themselves. Horses, as well as people, could possess useful knowledge in the realm of curing. Reciprocity between humankind and nature was expressed by the interactive healing powers of people and horses as well as by recorded examples of the connection that existed between human and equine health maintenance measures and medical procedures. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 1998

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  • Elizabeth Lawrence, 1998. "Human and horse medicine among some Native American groups," Agriculture and Human Values, Springer;The Agriculture, Food, & Human Values Society (AFHVS), vol. 15(2), pages 133-138, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:agrhuv:v:15:y:1998:i:2:p:133-138
    DOI: 10.1023/A:1007435127529
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