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- Special Needs, Special Horses: A Guide to the Benefits of Therapeutic Riding
- Book
- 2005
- Published by: University of North Texas Press
summary
A growing number of individuals with special needs are discovering the benefits of therapies and activities involving horseback riding. Special Needs, Special Horses , by Naomi Scott, offers information about the amazing results possible with therapeutic riding, or hippotherapy. From recreational riding for individuals with disabilities, to the competitions some riders enter (and win), Scott describes the various techniques of the process and its benefits to the physically and mentally challenged. The book explores the roles of the instructors, physical therapists, volunteers, and the horses, and explains carriage driving, vaulting, and educational interactions with horses. Scott profiles individuals involved in the therapy, including clients whose special needs arose from intrauterine stroke, cerebral palsy, transverse myelitis, Parkinson’s disease, paralysis, sensory integration dysfunction, multiple sclerosis, shaken baby syndrome, sensory damage, stroke, seizures, infantile spasms, Down syndrome, and autism. Special Needs, Special Horses is an excellent guide for the families of the many who do—or could—enjoy improved lives from therapeutic riding. It will also appeal to practitioners of therapeutic riding as an overview of their profession.
Table of Contents
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- Preface / Acknowledgments
- pp. xi-xiv
- Part I: Therapeutic Riding and Activities
- Chapter 1: Description
- pp. 3-10
- Chapter 2: Benefits
- pp. 11-16
- Chapter 3: Origin and History
- pp. 17-24
- Chapter 6: Horses
- pp. 39-46
- Chapter 11: Competition
- pp. 77-84
- Chapter 14: Helping Troubled Youth
- pp. 99-104
- Part II: Profiles
- Chapter 15: Leah—Intrauterine Stroke
- pp. 107-112
- Chapter 16: Brandon—Cerebral Palsy
- pp. 113-120
- Chapter 17: Barbara—Transverse Myelitis
- pp. 121-126
- Chapter 18: Larry—Parkinson’s Disease
- pp. 127-132
- Chapter 19: Kate—Paralysis, Auto Accident
- pp. 133-138
- Chapter 21: Tracy—Multiple Sclerosis
- pp. 145-150
- Chapter 22: Stephen—Shaken Baby Syndrome
- pp. 151-154
- Chapter 24: Lynn—Paralysis, Skiing Accident
- pp. 159-166
- Chapter 26: Ben—Infantile Seizures
- pp. 173-178
- Chapter 27: Nick—Down Syndrome
- pp. 179-182
- Chapter 28: Seth and Noah—Autism
- pp. 183-188
- Chapter 29: Miracles and Research
- pp. 189-190
- Bibliography
- pp. 214-215
Additional Information
ISBN
9781574413373
Related ISBN(s)
9781574411904
MARC Record
OCLC
60335922
Pages
240
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No