ABSTRACT
This chapter considers two areas in relation to the knowledge base, learning to be well, and the contribution of animals to this. It begins with a consideration of what is meant by well-being and then proceeds into the evidence to date on how animals in general and then specifically horses can contribute to their well-being. The chapter also considers in detail research developments relating to young people and horses and this growing area of study, and focuses on learning to be well. Understanding well-being and its determinants allows for a whole new endeavour, that of well-being promotion, that builds on the work of the positive psychology movement. Well-being can be measured as satisfaction with life in general or satisfaction with different aspects, or domains, of life. The relationship between emotions and learning is well established in theory; it has not been tested in real-world applications focused on behaviour change.
