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Hippotherapy (HPOT)

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Hippotherapy is a treatment tool using the multi-dimensional movement of the horse: variable, rhythmic, and repetitive.  The horse’s movement effects the rider’s responses rather than the rider being taught to control the horse’s movement. Our coach/trainer analyzes the rider’s responses to the horse’s movement and adjusts the treatment with the goal of having the rider respond in a very specific way.

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This unique, multi-dimensional movement offers sensory input to the brain and nervous system to increase balance, flexibility, muscle strength, motor functioning, and sensory processing.

 

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