Thursday, June 3, 2010

Hippotherapy and Autism

June 3, 2010

Hippotherapy is a form of therapy that uses horses (not hippos!). According to the American Hippotherapy Association: Hippotherapy is a treatment that uses the multidimensional movement of the horse; from the Greek word “hippos” which means horse. Specially trained physical, occupational and speech therapists use this medical treatment for clients who have movement dysfunction. Historically, [...]

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