Hippotherapy/Equine-assisted Physical Therapy
The term hippotherapy 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 as a therapy tool to engage sensory, neuromotor, and cognitive systems to promote functional outcomes. (AHA website, 2025)
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Unlike therapeutic horseback riding (where specific riding skills are taught), the movement of the horse is
a means to a functional improvement when utilizing hippotherapy as a treatment strategy. Hippotherapy
has been used to treat patients with neurological or other disabilities- such as autism, cerebral palsy,
multiple sclerosis, etc. (NIH.gov, 2016)
Sessions are offered at a small, private farm. A large indoor provides for year-round sessions. Mounted work occurs both in the indoor and on the beautiful property, including opportunities to explore a wide variety of settings. Non-mounted work can take place anywhere around the property
