Equine-assisted therapy
Equine assisted therapy uses horses to achieve the various rehabilitation goals of patients.
Who is equine therapy suited for?
Equine therapy is suitable for people of all ages. It accompanies and supports people in a wide variety of life situations.
Various experiences of nature are especially important for children’s development in order to have a healthy basis for life.
Possible indications/diagnosis:
Children, adolescents and adults with e.g.
mental and/or physical impairment
learning disability
behavioural problems
sensory impairment
social and emotional deficits
psycho-psychiatric disorders
developmental delays in motor skills, perception, social behaviour, communication and language, coordination and cognition.
Also for diagnoses such as
ADD/ADHD
autism
neurological or muscular diseases (multiple sclerosis, paraplegia, spina bifida, stroke, muscular dystrophy, cerebral movement disorder)
genetic syndromes (e.g. trisomy 21)
anxiety disorders
psychoses
PTSD
eating disorders
depression
burnout