Equine therapy may be used to maximize balance, coordination, weight bearing, and timing.
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Together with McCord Training, we offer quality therapeutic riding lessons taught by certified therapeutic riding instructors.
Equine-assisted therapy encompasses a range of treatments that involve activities with horses and other equines to promote human physical & mental health.
Through hippotherapy, specially-trained occupational therapists apply the movement, rhythm, and repetition of the horse as a treatment strategy to help patients achieve therapeutic goals.
It’s all about movement. The horse’s pelvis shares the same three-dimensional planes as the human pelvis. This movement is multi-dimensional and provides systems-wide impact.
Receiving the movement transmitted by the horse’s pelvis helps the kiddos develop physical skills essential for daily life. The dynamic movement of the horse combined with the dynamic environment leads to functional change.
By applying different combinations of patterns, speeds, and riding postures, our highly-trained therapists are able to provide precisely the sensory and neurological input each child will benefit from most.
