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Hippotherapy, when interpreted from the Greek language, literally means therapy with the help of a horse. Hippotherapy is therapy performed by a licensed therapist using the horse’s movement as a treatment tool. A Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist or Speech-Language Pathologist may uses hippotherapy as a treatment technique after they have received further education/training in hippotherapy.
Hippotherapy offers the potential for improvement in the following areas:
- Arousal, motivation and attention
- Balance and posture
- Belief in one’s functional capabilities
- Bilateral integration and body awareness
- Endurance
- Expressive/receptive speech and language
- Improved range of motion
- Modification of muscle tone
- Neuromotor function
- Timing/coordination of motor strategies
- Oral-motor functioning
Clients and/or client families who are interested in receiving hippotherapy are given a Parent Handbook to help guide them through the steps necessary to receive services. Therapy sessions are initiated after necessary paperwork, including a physician referral, is completed. The client is then evaluated (all evaluations require a minimum of 1 hour) and treatment is performed based on evaluation results and recommendations.
We are providers for Medicaid and the ACUMEN program through Desert Regional Center. Self-pay rates are available upon request.
We currently provide hippotherapy in Las Vegas at 366 East Mesa Verde Lane, Las Vegas, 89123 - near Windmill Lane and Las Vegas Boulevard.
Directions are available upon request.
Rarely, hippotherapy may be contraindicated for a particular patient due to the nature of his/her condition. Please click here for a list of absolute contraindications for Hippotherapy and Therapeutic riding.
To enroll in Hippotherapy the following documents must be duly reviewed, completed, signed and dated as indicated. Please click on the links below to open a printable version of each form. (or right click and choose "save as" to save to your computer)
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