Special Needs, Special Horses: A Guide to the Benefits of Therapeutic Riding

Author:   Naomi Scott ,  J.Warren Evans
Publisher:   University of North Texas Press,U.S.
Volume:   No. 4
ISBN:  

9781574411904


Pages:   224
Publication Date:   31 May 2005
Format:   Hardback
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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.

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Author:   Naomi Scott ,  J.Warren Evans
Publisher:   University of North Texas Press,U.S.
Imprint:   University of North Texas Press,U.S.
Volume:   No. 4
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.509kg
ISBN:  

9781574411904


ISBN 10:   157441190
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   31 May 2005
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available.

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This book opened new doors for my daughter. When all other sports were taken away from her I was so excited to find horseback therapy. And it allowed me to be involved with her. This book is a must read for parents struggling with therapy problems. - Michelle Hartman, mother of a child born with a hip disorder


This book opened new doors for my daughter. When all other sports were taken away from her I was so excited to find horseback therapy. And it allowed me to be involved with her. This book is a must read for parents struggling with therapy problems. - Michelle Hartman, mother of a child born with a hip disorder


Author Information

Naomi Scott is a volunteer in a therapeutic riding program at Rocky Top Therapy Center in Keller, Texas. She is the former assistant editor of two magazines for the Quarter Horse racing industry and a freelance writer and photographer in the equine field. She lives in Lake Dallas, Texas. J. Warren Evans has been involved with equine-assisted activities since 1985. A former member of North American Riding for the Handicapped Association Board of Directors, he is coordinator of the Texas A&M Roy Dye Therapeutic Riding Program.

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