hippotherapy<\/a>. The generous donations of numerous good Samaritans has helped this institution to survive and even maintain excellence particularly with the programs they offer while maintaining a state of the art facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe NCEFT effectively utilizes the movement of highly trained horses to provide effective therapy, both occupational and physical therapy as well as services to adults with special needs and disabled children particularly those living in the San Francisco Bay Area. All services are subject to a sliding fee scale to ensure that all individuals in need may avail of the programs offered by the facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
NCEFT also offers adaptive riding as well as adaptive carriage driving as forms of treatment which are different from the usual hippotherapy and other equine assisted therapies for persons with special needs. Those who will specifically benefit from these programs are adults and children with neuromuscular, sensor and cognitive processing disorders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Adaptive riding instructors are certified by the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship or PATH and are trained to facilitate physical, emotional, social, cognitive, educational and behavioral development by combining recreation, education and sports. Adaptive driving instructors teach driving from a carriage seat or wheelchair as well as harnessing while offering fun and exciting alternative in addition to riding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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