Special Needs, Special Horses: A Guide to the Benefits of

Special Needs, Special Horses: A Guide to the Benefits of Therapeutic Riding (Practical Guide Book 4)

A growing number of individuals with special needs are discovering the benefits of therapies and activities involving horseback riding. Special Needs, Special Horses , by Naomi Scott, offers information about the amazing results possible with therapeutic riding, or hippotherapy. From recreational riding for individuals with disabilities, to the competitions some riders enter (and win), Scott describes the various techniques of the process and its benefits to the physically and mentally challenged. The book explores the roles of the instructors, physical therapists, volunteers, and the horses, and explains carriage driving, vaulting, and educational interactions with horses. Scott profiles individuals involved in the therapy, including clients whose special needs arose from intrauterine stroke, cerebral palsy, transverse myelitis, Parkinsonâ‚¬s disease, paralysis, sensory integration dysfunction, multiple sclerosis, shaken baby syndrome, sensory damage, stroke, seizures, infantile spasms, Down syndrome, and autism. Special Needs, Special Horses is an excellent guide for the families of the many who doâ‚¬"or couldâ‚¬"enjoy improved lives from therapeutic riding. It will also appeal to practitioners of therapeutic riding as an overview of their profession.
Country USA
Manufacturer University of North Texas Press
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2012-10-01
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	University of North Texas Press
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2012-10-01
Format	Kindle eBook

Special Needs, Special Horses: A Guide to the Benefits of Therapeutic Riding (Practical Guide Book 4)

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