UC Merced hosts 'Goat Yoga' event as part of National Transfer Student Week

Transfer students were given priority access to the goats -- with the goal of giving them an opportunity to de-stress.
Thursday, October 19, 2023
MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) -- UC Merced students got to relax and take deep breaths with some four-legged friends.

The campus held a "Goat Yoga" event -- participants were happy to stretch out with goats right on their backs.
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The event was hosted by the University's Transfer, Returning, and Veteran Program.

Transfer students were given priority access to the goats -- with the goal of giving them an opportunity to de-stress.

The "Goat Yoga" instructor hopes that students take away lessons of compassion from the kind animals.
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"The goats are very friendly and loving, so it's really nice for students to have a chance to interact with such a gentle animal," says Terri Tenzing.

The goats are the Nigerian Dwarf breed -- and organizers say they were bred to be social.



The event was created for National Transfer Student Week.
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