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Hippotherapy
(redirected from Equine-assisted therapy)

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Hippotherapy
The use of a specially trained horse as a therapeutic ‘vehicle’ for improving a person’s balance; as the horse sways and rocks, the mounted patient’s pelvic muscles are required to compensate; HP is believed to be useful in patients with cerebral palsy and multiple sclerosis
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The program, which in 2008 provided equine-assisted therapy to more than 250 special needs children, mainly relies on donations from the community for funding.
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Those responding listed the individual therapists and individual sessions; the environment; the activities and its unique offerings, including its recreation programs, equine-assisted therapy, outings and the Poncho[TM] program.
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