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Hippotherapy? What is that?!

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What is Hippotherapy?           

  • It is a therapeutic treatment technique used to engage sensory, neuromotor, and cognitive systems
  • Benefits:
    • Motor learning skills
    • Strength
    • Muscle coordination and joint mobility
    • Body awareness
    • Core strength/postural symmetry
    • Sensory processing skills
    • Reduced abnormal muscle tone
    • Fine motor skills
  • Social emotional benefits are also noted
  • The bond an individual has to an animal is very special and people trust animals with their pain and happiness
  • Hippotherapy can be added into any treatment schedule and the treating therapist must be certified

Why a Horse?

  • A horse’s pelvis shares the same three dimensional planes as a human pelvis
  • The rhythm of a horse is calming to individuals
  • Offers neuromotor input into the child
  • The horse offer immediate feedback to the rider and are thought to have a calming and relating personality

Who Can Benefit 

  • Sensory Processing Disorder
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Down Syndrome
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Developmental Delay
  • Stroke
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Multiple Sclerosis

Relating to ADLs and Occupations

  • Dynamic balance: improve their ability to complete a morning and nighttime dressing and bathing routine or playing on a play ground
  • Muscle coordination: improve ability to walk, run, write, eat, dress, etc
  • Fine motor skills: hold an eating or writing utensil, zippering a jacket, buttoning a shirt, etc
  • Strength: increase postural stability when sitting at a classroom desk which will increase a child’s attention and ability to write

How to Become Certified

  • Must be a current licensed OT, OTA, PT, PTA, or SLP
  • Have at least one full year (2,00o hours) experience
  • Take two skill and treatment principle courses and have a minimum of 25 hours of direct hippotherapy observation
  • Candidate must be experienced with horses and be able to independently walk and trot on a horse
  • Finally, a certification examination must be passed

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