Equine Therapy for Special Needs
Equine therapy for special needs is an animal-assisted therapy to help children with a wide variety of disabilities such as autism, ADD, ADHD, Down, etc.
Equine therapy for special needs is an animal-assisted therapy to help children with a wide variety of disabilities such as autism, ADD, ADHD, Down, etc.
Therapeutic horse riding for cerebral palsy can help develop cognitive and sensory-motor in kids, and sense of responsibility and self-confidence in teens.
The National Center for Equine Facilitated Therapy (NCEFT) provides therapy to improve the lives of adults and children with disabilities or special needs.
Horse therapy can help troubled teenagers. A number of boarding schools offering residential treatment programs use equine therapy.
The American Hippotherapy Association (AHA) Inc. is an international organization providing education and promoting equine-assisted therapy.
Equine therapy for the elderly provides a support base from impaired conditions, balance problems, poor posture control or lessened mobility.
Hippotherapy is a form of speech, physical and occupational therapy using the horse’s movement to treat people with mental or physical disabilities.
Can alternative therapy programs, such as equine therapy, benefit children with Asperger’s syndrome and autism?
Caisson Platoon Equine Assisted Programs is an equine therapy for wounded soldiers. Here is a list of the US facilities offering therapeutic riding.