Hippotherapy Treatment Principles- Part I A Tentative Course Schedule
Day 1
(Approximately 5 hours)
60 minutes - Course introductions
- CEU Pre-Assessment Poll
- Learning Outcomes
- Description of Hippotherapy
- Why Equine Movement
- Therapists Responsibility and Team
- Theoretical Foundations of Hippotherapy -
- Dynamic Systems
- Motor Learning
- Sensory Integration
10 minutes - Discussion Time
50 minutes - Understanding Equines:
- Psychology and Behavior
- Gaits
- Movement Characteristics
- Manipulate the Movement
15 minutes - Discussion Time
95 minutes - Horse Handling:
- Poor Movement, Stress Indicators
- Equine Care
- Training and Conditioning
- Transmission of Movement -
- Horse to Human Systems
- Discussion Time
Break - 5 Minutes
45 minutes - Equine Selection
- Safety Equipment
- Discussion time
- Unique Contributions of Equine Movement
- Patient Video (Jack)
5 hours - Official Ending Time
- Optional Q & A
Day 2
(Approximately 5 hours)
30 minutes - Day 1: Questions, comments, brief schedule review
30 minutes - Impact of Equine Movement on Human Systems
5 minutes - Discussion Time
40 minutes - Functional outcomes with the use of an equine, equine movement, and the equine
environment
- Balance / Postural Control
- Gait / Mobility
- ADL / Fine Motor Coordination
20 minutes - Speech / Communication
- Cognition / Language
- Summary
Break - 10 minutes
50 minutes - Patient Evaluation, considerations, and treatment planning
- Precautions
- Absolute contraindications
- International classification of functioning
- Observations and clinical reasoning
- Writing functional goal suggestions
Break - 10 minutes
30 minutes - Professional practice recommendations
- Options
- Considerations
- Licensed therapists consistency
- Insurance suggestions
- Service provider team and safety
- Documentation
20 minutes - Breakout session & group reports: clarity of conversation (see form)
20 minutes - Coding, billing, and reimbursement
20 minutes - AHA, Inc. membership benefits
- Quality Assurance
- Next steps, Part B, and AHA's conferences and courses
- Questions & conclusion
- CEU post-assessment
5 hours - Thank You (Official End Time)
- Course Evaluation Emailed for Completion. Return completed evaluations via email
to AHA, Inc. office.
- Optional Q & A