Introduction to Hippotherapy

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 HippotherapyThis 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.Coming this Spring 2014Book Two: Risk Management and Safety in HippotherapyThis book illuminates years of research both published and unpublished that has been completed by the author on safety and managing risks when combining horses and people with disabilities in a therapy milieu.Book Three: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 PlansThis 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 HippotherapyWhy 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.