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The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of horseback riding camp on friendship in modern adolescence. The subjects were 48 high school students who participated in a five-day horseback riding camp held in 2002. Friendship Strategies Scale developed by Naganuma (1998) was administered before, after, and one-month after the camp. Additionally “Relationship with Horse Scale” developed by author was administered everyday during the course. The following results were obtained. 1) Participant's relationship with horses improved significantly day by day. 2) There were no significant changes in participant's friendship strategy after and one month after the camp. 3) The participants who improved their control of horses gained significantly higher friendship strategy concerning open-mind after the camp. 4) The participants who improved expression of their intention to horses gained significantly lower friendship strategy connecting with others by same experience one month after the camp. These findings suggested that achieving horseback riding skill could influence to improve a friendship in modern adolescence.
