PPT-Hippotherapy

Marsha Berger Grant PT DPT Deb Saffren OTRL Definition Hippotherapy is a physical occupational or speechlanguage therapy treatment strategy that utilizes equine movement as part of an integrated intervention program to achieve functional . Hippo is the Greek word for horse and Hippotherapy is therapy with the help of a horse. Sit back and enjoy learning about hippotherapy in Book One of the Brown Pony Series. Your journey begins with a touching and true vignette, one family\'s experience of hippotherapy treatment with their child who has autism. Through this endearing children\'s story, you\'ll learn some of the amazing benefits when people with disabilities partner with horses in the therapy arena. Do you really know the differences between hippotherapy and therapeutic riding? Clearly learn why this is important and how to choose a program that meets a child\'s needs. Were you aware that horse activities may be contraindicated for a person? The Achilles Heel is exposed! Book One finishes with a bonus discovery section on how to find out if insurance will cover your therapy. The Brown Pony Series consists of 4 Guidebooks. Book One: Introduction to Hippotherapy This book offers a vignette of hippotherapy appropriate for parents and children considering hippotherapy treatment and expresses clearly the differences between hippotherapy and the therapeutic use of horses. Book Two: Risk Management and Safety in Hippotherapy This book illuminates years of research both published and unpublished that has been completed by the author on safety and managing risks when combining horses and people with disabilities in a therapy milieu. Book Three: Considering Hippotherapy in Your Career Plans This book is designed to provide information for high school and college students, as well as practicing therapists, who are considering a career involving horses and therapy. Book Four: The Business of Hippotherapy Why reinvent the wheel? With 20 years of private practice experience, I designed a number of therapy business forms that have facilitated the professionalism and efficacy of the provision of therapy using a hippotherapy approach to treatment and I\'m sharing this information with you in book four. Brown Pony Series Book Two: Risk Management and Safety in Hippotherapy, illuminates years of research both published and unpublished that has been completed by the author on safety and managing risks when combining horses and people with disabilities in a therapy milieu. The Brown Pony Series Book Four: The Business of Hippotherapy is written for therapists who dream of entering into the arena to combine horses in their professional treatment plan with clients. The book is laid out in a logical manner beginning with a section called Common Practice, formatted as questions and answers about how other therapists offer hippotherapy. Section two introduces Getting Started in hippotherapy by presenting ideas on legal structure and limiting liability. Then practical advice is explored regarding the facility and the therapy horses. Many therapists have difficulty charging clients and the fourth section covers budgeting and fee setting. One caveat of offering treatment in a natural environment with multiple support staff and a living animal inevitably is the risk of therapy cancellations and this topic is presented with multiple years of statistics. Finally, dozens and dozens of business form samples are offered to you in the appendix. Brown Pony Series Book Two: Risk Management and Safety in Hippotherapy, illuminates years of research both published and unpublished that has been completed by the author on safety and managing risks when combining horses and people with disabilities in a therapy milieu. 67 Correspondence to: Takashi Masuda, Department of Rehabilitation, School of Allied Health Sciences, Kitasato University1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-0373, JapanE-mail: tak9999