Equine Assisted Therapy (EAT) is physical, occupational, or speech therapy that may incorporate equine movement, non-mounted activities, and the equestrian environment.
Hippotherapy (HPOT) refers to how occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech language pathology professionals use evidence-based practice and clinical reasoning in the purposeful manipulation of equine movement to engage sensory, neuromotor and cognitive systems to achieve functional outcomes. In conjunction with the affordances of the equine environment and other treatment strategies, hippotherapy is part of a patient’s integrated plan of care. Hippotherapy is derived from the Greek word “hippo,” meaning horse.
According to research, horses can take up to 2,500 steps within a 30-minute clinical session. The effect on the client is 2,500 facilitatory steps – movements that help enhance and speed up their progress towards identified goals. This cannot be replicated in any other therapeutic setting.
Session Fees Individual sessions provided by a licensed OT, PT or SLP. $195/45 min