Evaluation tools

A very detailed blog posting about evaluation tools and process when equine assisted therapy is part of the plan of care. [...]

Parents: What to expect with hippotherapy

A parents’ guide to hippotherapy as part of their child’s therapy. [...]

What is the role of PTA or COTA in Equine Assisted Therapy?

PTA’s and COTA’s can have a successful career incorporating equine assisted therapy into their patients’ plan of care. [...]

Langauge and therapy

The language we use can impact our ability and our families ability to get paid for our services. [...]

Why we are not hippotherapists

Commentary on the term hippotherapists [...]

Group Billing Codes

What place do groups have in the equine assisted therapy setting? [...]

Occupational therapy fieldwork

OT fieldwork in the hippotherapy setting [...]

A students’ perspective

Here is an account from my most recent Level I OT student:

 

Over the summer I completed my fieldwork for occupational therapy school at Somerset Hills Handicapped Riding Center. During my time at SHHRC, I had the opportunity to experience OT in a unique setting. Prior to this experience, I had minimal knowledge about horses and how [...]

Hello again

I have not abandoned you, dear readers.  Summer is a busy time at the farm and I have been working on a few new projects.  Keep your eyes and ears open for all the news coming soon.  Find me on Twitter [...]

Pros and cons of treating outside

The weather is getting nicer and we are spending more of our OT sessions outdoors.

Pros

Fresh air and nice weather seem to have a positive impact on affect
Visual flow is improved when traveling through space (rather then around an arena)
Patients’ may be more motivated to communicate to direct the horse to a particular location or area they [...]