American Hippotherapy Inc. Approved Equine Skills and Treatment Principles Levell II

Equine Skills Course Description

This 2 day hands-on workshop targets therapists, horse handlers, volunteers or anyone interested in the training and handling methods for a Hippotherapy horse. Participants must have taken the prerequisite course, Equine Skills - Level I or, have attained waived status from Equine Skills - Level I, before taking this course. It will give therapists and the Hippotherapy Team the training principles needed and how they are applied in a hippotherapy session to improve your horse and the efficacy of hippotherapy as a treatment strategy. The curriculum may be used only under conditions set forth by AHA, Inc.

Therapy Treatment Principles Course Description

This 2 1/2 day course is designed to provide and facilitate a problem solving, treatment approach, using actual patients currently involved in Hippotherapy as part of their physical, occupational or speech therapy treatment. Practical applications to NDT, SI and Motor Learning Theory and Clinical Reasoning will be applied to the hippotherapy treatment strategy as well as an introduction to the Hippotherapy Conceptual Framework Theory. Therapists will be treating actual patients within a Hippotherapy Team, including video taping and group discussions to further advance the learning experience. This course may be attended by licensed, Speech, physical and Occupational Therapists and assistants (PTA, COTA). The curriculum may be used only under conditions set by AHA, Inc.