Intended Audience:
This course is intended for Occupational Therapists, Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants, Physical Therapists, Physical Therapy Assistants and Speech Language Pathology Professionals who are incorporating hippotherapy/equine movement into their practice.

Course Description:
This two-day online course applies sensory integration theory, reviews neuroanatomy, and covers horse selection and use of the environment to address sensory processing challenges.

Gain an understanding of treatment for children with sensory processing challenges using equine movement as a treatment tool. Engage in hands-on activities and clinical reasoning as part of the course to ensure learning is carried over to the therapists' home practice.

Course Prerequisite: 
AHA, Inc. Hippotherapy Treatment Principles– Part I.

Learning Outcomes: 

• Analyze equine movement's impact on human sensory systems and identify appropriate populations for a sensory integration frame of reference

• Apply clinical reasoning to develop evidence-based treatment plans to improve sensory registration, processing and integration, incorporating equine movement and environmental factors.

• Implement therapeutic strategies and techniques using equine movement to achieve measurable treatment outcomes for patients with sensory differences.