OT, PT, and SLP Sessions Using Hippotherapy
Individual Sessions
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OT, PT, or Speech Sessions incorporate hippotherapy, ground work with use of the horse, sensory integration therapy, and fine and gross motor interventions.
Nature based activities are always play based and follow the child.
Hippotherapy can be used in sessions with early intervention and school aged children provided they are able to be safe.
All sessions are 45 minutes to allow for time to mount and dismount and appropriate ground OT activities.
Superbill is provided for out of network insurance reimbursement and scholarships are available for those that qualify.
Rain or Shine!
We don't cancel for bad weather, we dress properly and have fun in it. Sessions will move to the ground when mounted isn't possible due to the weather.
The only exception is hazardous weather, such as lightening, or snow and ice that would make driving dangerous. We'll help you know how to best to dress your child so that all weather is enjoyable.
Nature Based OT Sessions
Small Group Classes
Intervention through Exploration
Small groups led by a Speech or Occupational therapist available for ages 3-5.
Our outdoor nature based activities include playing, exploring, and having fun on the farm!
Increased research shows the benefits of nature for health and wellbeing and academic outcomes. Being in nature helps boost the benefit of therapy and move kids towards their physical, cognitive, and social goals.
Activities
Instead of balancing on a balance beam, we might balance on a log.
Instead of climbing a climbing wall, we might climb a tree.
Instead of playing in a rice bin, we might play in the dirt.
Learning about body language, social cues, and communication through observing the horses on the farm.
Building strength, balance and postural control through hiking and exploring the trails on the farm.
Building self esteem and confidence
Exploring our sensory systems and moving our bodies.
Nature offers amazing opportunities for exploration, imagination and growth.
Rain or Shine!
We don't cancel for bad weather, we dress properly and have fun in it. The only exception is hazardous weather, such as lightning, or snow and ice that would make driving dangerous. We'll help you know how to best dress your child so that all weather is enjoyable.