Furry friends help ease the stress of crunch time

The 91¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder Rec Center and Growing Gardens hosted a goat yoga session designed to foster connection between people, movement and nature. Also, the 91¶ÌÊÓƵ Equestrian Team partnered with former Miss Rodeo Colorado Audra McNicholas to bring miniature horses to the campus for people to enjoy. 

Love Bug and Happy Times, American miniature horses from McNicholas Miniatures, visit campus in support of the 91¶ÌÊÓƵ Equestrian Team, to raise awareness of the club, and provide a mental health break. (Zach Ornitz/University of Colorado)
Frances Hamilton, a junior, interacts with Love Bug, an 8-year-old miniature horse. (Zach Ornitz/University of Colorado)
Forrest Kennedy, a junior, takes a selfie with Love Bug, an 8-year-old American miniature horse. (Zach Ornitz/University of Colorado)
Dani Dresdner, a junior, poses with mini horses Happy Times (left) and Love Bug (right). (Zach Ornitz/University of Colorado)
People gather to greet miniature horses who visited campus on April 12. (Zach Ornitz/University of Colorado)
A miniature horse shows her official therapy vest. (Zach Ornitz/University of Colorado)
A goat shows its curiosity during a Goat Yoga class outside the Rec on April 11. (Photo by Glenn J. Asakawa/University of Colorado)
Esperanza Sole Garcia, a senior architecture major, cradles a goat after enjoying its company during a Goat Yoga class. (Photo by Glenn J. Asakawa/University of Colorado)
A goat enjoys the company of a yoga class participant. (Photo by Glenn J. Asakawa/University of Colorado)
A yoga class participant pets a goat. (Photo by Glenn J. Asakawa/University of Colorado)
A goat walks with a hat while visiting with participants in a goat yoga class. (Photo by Glenn J. Asakawa/University of Colorado)
Chloe Albright, a second year ENVD major, has an attentive goat by her side while leading a yoga class. (Photo by Glenn J. Asakawa/University of Colorado)
A goat becomes the center of attention during a yoga class. (Photo by Glenn J. Asakawa/University of Colorado)
A goat becomes the center of attention during a yoga class. (Photo by Glenn J. Asakawa/University of Colorado)
A goat watches participants and chomps on a dried leaf during a goat yoga class. (Photo by Glenn J. Asakawa/University of Colorado)