Smiling Goat Ranch is a nonprofit affiliate of The Horse Boy — using horses and small social animals to help people with autism and veterans with PTSD. The Horse Boy Foundation is a therapy program ...

More than one parent has remarked, upon watching a therapeutic “play date” session in progress at Carbondale’s Smiling Goat Ranch, “This looks like a bunch of kids are just playing together outside.” ...

Hay has always been for horses, but now the month of May — which is Mental Health Awareness Month — is for them, as well. Recently, Smiling Goat Ranch out of Basalt was selected out of over 100 ...

Every year, the nonprofit Smiling Goat Ranch (SGR) honors a person who has gone above and beyond to keep its mission alive — offering therapeutic, animal assisted therapy services for free to families ...

Smiling Goat Ranch is amid some good company for a good cause this month. The Carbondale ranch recently announced its participation in the 2025 Seen Through Horses Campaign, which is aimed at raising ...

You should be happy when you meet a hoofed friend. Especially if that friend is a goat. Because, it turns out, goats can read human moods and are more drawn to people who look happy. SEE ALSO: A Baby ...

As the editor of a blog called Goats and Soda (see this story for the explanation behind the name), I'm always interested in the latest goat research. So I was definitely hooked by a press release ...

Goats understand human emotions: 'They are not stupid.' After years of living around humans, goats may have learned to read and respond to facial expressions, a new study said -- and they seem to like ...

WESTBROOK, Maine — At Smiling Hill Farm in Westbrook, a less than ordinary workout trend is gaining popularity. Goat yoga, a class full of yoga enthusiasts and furry companions, has become a regular ...

28.08.2018, Bavaria, Munich: Goats and sheep graze on the armour meadow. After weeks of drought, many shepherds in Bavaria are running out of food for their animals. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa (Photo by ...