Horse Assisted Therapy Services
Of North Louisiana
THERAPEUTIC HORSEMANSHIP-
In our Therapeutic Horsemanship program, participants learn about horses through riding, groundwork, handling, and caretaking. A PATH certified instructor conducts the sesson with a leader and sidewalkers as necessary for safety. The student learns adaptive riding skills, general care and grooming / saddling. Each lesson is individualized to the student needs and may even play games on horseback. A physical therapist or psychologist may offer some assistance in the activities.
HIPPOTHERAPY-
is a treatment strategy used by Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists to address specific impairments for improving the client's functions off of the horse (in everyday activities). It may look a lot like therapeutic riding, but Hippotherapy does not involve teaching a person to ride a horse. HATS has one Physical Therapist on staff.
EQUINE FACILITATED PSYCHOTHERAPY-
EFP is experiential psychotherapy that involves horses. It may include equine activities such as handling, grooming, longeing, riding, and vaulting. EFP is facilitated by a liscensed , credentialed mental health professional working with an appropriately credentialed equine professional (instructor) or the mental health professional may also be the credentialed equine professional.
It is very important to remember that every child or adult is an individual and will be treated with understanding and respect regardless of having a disability or not. HATS understands that each student has his or her own learning rate, personality, temperament, and even style of learning. HATS provides every student an enriched experience with warmth and an environment in which to learn and grow.
Individuals with the following disabilities commonly participate
in and benefit from equine facilitated therapy and activities:
Muscular Dystrophy
Cerebral Palsy
Visual Impairment
Down Syndrome
Mental Retardation
Autism
Multiple Sclerosis
Spina Bifida
Emotional Disability
Brain Injury
Spinal Cord Injury
Amputation
Learning Disability
ADD/ADHD
CVA/Stroke
This list is not all inclusive. Please contact us
if you or someone you know is interested in participating.
