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Hippotherapy - Therapeutic Horseback Riding
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American Hippotherapy Association Inc.
AHA Inc.promotes the use of the movement of the horse as a treatment strategy in physical, occupational and speech therapy sessions for people living with disabilities. Hippotherapy has been shown to improve muscle tone, balance, posture, coordination, motor development
http://www.americanhippotherapyassociation.org/ |
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Canadian Therapeutic Riding Association
Therapeutic Riding is a form of therapy using horses to help persons with disabilities, the disabilities range from physical through learning and even emotional disabilities.
http://www.cantra.ca/ |
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Federation Riding for the Disabled International
People with many types of disabilities of all ages have found benefits from therapeutic riding
http://www.frdi.net/ |
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Hippotherapy - "Do You Use Hippopotamuses?"
Hippotherapy is literally 'therapy on a horse' derived from 'hippos', the Greek word for horse. Hippotherapy is a medical treatment using the multidimensional movement of the horse as a means of achieving functional outcomes for the rider. With the assistance of specially trained physical, occupational and speech therapists, clients who have movement dysfunction can benefit from this medical treatment.
http://www.naturalhorse.com/archive/volume2/issue2/article_12.php |
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Hippotherapy Explained
According to Danelle Kern, hippotherapy can be used to treat a wide variety of neurological, skeletal, muscular and emotional disorders, including autism, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, Down syndrome, traumatic brain or spinal cord injuries, stroke, attention deficit disorders, learning or language disabilities and visual or hearing impairments.
http://www.americanequestrian.com/Reference/ref.hippotherapy.htm |
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North American Riding for the Handicapped Association, Inc. NARHA
For individuals with disabilities, equine-assisted activities have been shown to improve muscle tone, balance, posture, coordination, motor development as well as emotional well-being. And it's fun!
http://www.narha.org/ |
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Therapeutic Riding for clients with Attention Deficit Disorder
For years, therapeutic riding programs have been a haven for riders with ADD with and without hyperactivity. The triad of symptoms that characterize the hyperactive riders (impulsivity, distractability and hyperactivity) have frequently prevented success in other attempts at organized sports. However, the individuality and novelty inherent in therapeutic riding appears to be a natural medium for these "motor-driven" children.
http://www.icanride.org/adhd.html |
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What are the Benefits of Therapeutic Riding?
Most of the children will benefit from one or all of the following categories...Physical Benefits, Psychological Benefits, Educational Benefits and Social Benefits.
http://www.icanride.org/benifits.html |
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What is Therapeutic Horsemanship?
Individuals with developmental delays, autism, learning disorders, attention deficit disorder, hyperactivity, mental retardation, and other cognitive challenges have benefited tremendously from participating in therapeutic riding and horsemanship activities.
http://www.ucpsacto.org/SaddlePals/Horsemanship.htm |
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