EQUINOTHERAPY
What is it?
The term Equinotherapy refers to the different therapeutic modalities that use horses as their main working tool.
Equinotherapy is the way to work with the patient and the saddle, and hippo therapy is the work of both, patient and therapist, riding a horse blanket (they are patients who can’t hold themselves on a horse).
Therapeutic Principles
- Horse heat transmission. The horse’s temperature is 38,8ºC
- Transmission of rhythmic impulses during the progress, approximately about 100 impulses/minute
- It executes a walking pattern similar to human. These help people who can’t walk well.
Objectives to achieve
- Improve walking pattern
- Decreasing of the joint and muscular pain
- Muscle and mental relax
- Mobilization of the spine and joints
What kind of patients is this indicated for?
- Children, teenagers and adults with some physical, mental or sensory disability in a congenital way (cerebral palsy on children, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, scoliosis, Down syndrome, spina bifida, dysplasia, etc.) or sudden (hemiplegia, head injury, walking difficulty)
- Population with social exclusion risk
- Seniors; especially those who have mental deficiency or lack of motivation (dementia, Alzheimer, depression)
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