

ippotherapy literally means “treatment with the help of a horse”. In hippotherapy, the horse influences the child rather than the child controlling the horse. The child is positioned on the horse and actively responds to the movement. Benefits of hippotherapy include:
- Increased abdominal tone and postural control for breath support,
- Increased coordination,
- Increased sensory motor function,
- Increased limbic system function related to arousal, motivation and attention.

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