Introduction to Hippotherapy

Brown Pony #1

by Rebecca Cook, Tracie Molton (Contributor)

Hippo is the Greek word for horse and Hippotherapy is therapy with the help of a horse. This reference book will save you hours of internet research and give you a concise outline to help you with the basics of understanding Hippotherapy. So sit back, enjoy quickly getting up to speed, and learn what Hippotherapy is all about in Book One of the Brown Pony Series. Rebecca Cook is an Occupational Therapist and Equine Professional with over 30 years of experience in the arena. She has authored 12 Steps to Integrity With Your Horse, Saddle Fit Simplified, and is also the author of The Brown Pony Series. What books are available in the Brown Pony Series? PLUS …
Barn A Companion Book to the Brown Pony Series - A teaching tool of basic barn rules in social stories and pictures for instructors, riders, parents, and volunteers. Tally A Companion Book to the Brown Pony Series - Checklists created from a task analysis of showmanship and riding skills that can be used to improve understanding of the Judges placing of a class and to provide a foundation of skills to practice for competition. The checklists are also a great breakdown of skills for an instructor to use in lesson planning or for a therapist to adapt as components to goal setting in Hippotherapy sessions. Safe Horse A Companion Book to the Brown Pony Series - Increase awareness of common sense safety to implement when working around horses. Some of the tips may be inadvertently overlooked until there is an accident. Great for equine instructors, therapeutic riding volunteer training, and equine assisted activity and therapy programs. Incorporating Games in A Companion Book to the Brown Pony Series - Play is the “work” of the child (and the de-stressor of the adult). Play engages the whole imagination, emotion, cognition, and engagement, along with the physical skills components of the game activities. Games can build in a reason for completing various ring figures, speed changes, stops and starts. Learn ideas for layering on goal-oriented game activities in a Hippotherapy session.

68 pages, Paperback

First published November 13, 2013

Reviews

[Carol Farrington · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a short book. It does cover very basic information and includes stories from families about how this technique helped their children with autism. The definitions of hippotherapy vs adapted riding, including the chart were very helpful.