Furry friends help ease the stress of crunch time

The ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder Rec Center and Growing Gardens hosted a goat yoga session designed to foster connection between people, movement and nature. Also, the ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Equestrian Team partnered with former Miss Rodeo ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ 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 ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Equestrian Team, to raise awareness of the club, and provide a mental health break. (Zach Ornitz/University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥)
Frances Hamilton, a junior, interacts with Love Bug, an 8-year-old miniature horse. (Zach Ornitz/University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥)
Forrest Kennedy, a junior, takes a selfie with Love Bug, an 8-year-old American miniature horse. (Zach Ornitz/University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥)
Dani Dresdner, a junior, poses with mini horses Happy Times (left) and Love Bug (right). (Zach Ornitz/University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥)
People gather to greet miniature horses who visited campus on April 12. (Zach Ornitz/University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥)
A miniature horse shows her official therapy vest. (Zach Ornitz/University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥)
A goat shows its curiosity during a Goat Yoga class outside the Rec on April 11. (Photo by Glenn J. Asakawa/University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥)
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 ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥)
A goat enjoys the company of a yoga class participant. (Photo by Glenn J. Asakawa/University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥)
A yoga class participant pets a goat. (Photo by Glenn J. Asakawa/University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥)
A goat walks with a hat while visiting with participants in a goat yoga class. (Photo by Glenn J. Asakawa/University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥)
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 ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥)
A goat becomes the center of attention during a yoga class. (Photo by Glenn J. Asakawa/University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥)
A goat becomes the center of attention during a yoga class. (Photo by Glenn J. Asakawa/University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥)
A goat watches participants and chomps on a dried leaf during a goat yoga class. (Photo by Glenn J. Asakawa/University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥)