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Author Scott, Naomi, 1935-

Title Special needs, special horses : a guide to the benefits of therapeutic riding / by Naomi Scott
Published Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press, ©2005

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Description 1 online resource (1 volume)
Series Practical guide series ; no. 4
Practical guide series (Denton, Tex.) ; no. 4.
Contents Part I: Equine assisted activities -- Description -- Benefits -- Origin and history -- Instructors and therapists -- Owners, community, volunteers -- Horses -- Procedures -- Recreational riding, with profile of Amy -- Hippotherapy, with profile of Cory -- Alternatives: vaulting and driving -- Competition -- Riding on their own -- Starting a new NARHA center -- Right trail: program for troubled youth -- Part II: Case studies -- Leah: Intrauterine stroke -- Brandon: Cerebral palsy -- Barbara: Transverse myelitis -- Larry: Parkinson's disease -- Kate: Paralysis, accident -- Alicia: Sensory integration -- Tracy: Multiple sclerosis -- Stephen: Shaken baby -- Milan: Sensory damage, accident -- Lynn: Paralympic games champion -- Andrew: Strokes, possible DPT reaction -- Ben: Seizures; hemispherectomy -- Nick: Down syndrome -- Seth and Noah: Autism -- Miracles and research
Summary A growing number of individuals with special needs are discovering the benefits of therapies and activities involving horse riding. Naomi Scott, offers information about the amazing results possible with therapeutic riding, or hippotherapy
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL
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Subject Horsemanship -- Therapeutic use.
Equine-Assisted Therapy
MEDICAL -- Allied Health Services -- Occupational Therapy.
Horsemanship -- Therapeutic use
Form Electronic book
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