Hippotherapy Treatment Principles Part I On-Site Tentative ScheduleDay 17:30 am Registration & Introductions – Discuss therapy and equine background 8:15 am Review Objectives (need for continuing education credits), Hippotherapy Rationale and the AHA, Inc. description, Horse Gaits, Desirable Qualities of Equine Motion, Aspects of the Horse’s walk that can be manipulated, Training and Maintenance, Horse Handling 9:15 am Conformation and Movement Analysis of 3 – 4 horses 10:15 am BREAK 10:30 am Human and Horse Movement Interaction Posture and Balance 12:30 pm LUNCH 1:15 pm Tour of Facility and Tack Room 1:30 pm Horse Handling and Safety Demonstration 2:15 pm Leading Demo and Practicum 3:15 pm BREAK 3:30 pm Mounted Practicum #1 opportunity to experience 3 dimensions of motion 4:30 pm Review and Discussion 5:00 pm Day Concludes Day 28:00 am Faculty demonstration and Participant practicum – Motor Tasks and Impairment 10:00 am BREAK 10:15 am Theory of Dynamic Systems 11:00 am Practice Transfers with horses – Practice Emergency procedures, Side walker training, working with Horse Handler 12:00 pm LUNCH 12:45 pm Mounted Practicum # 2 1:45 pm Review of mounted practicum as a treatment session Horse Selection and Patient Selection; Unique Contributions of the Horse; Position Options and Alternative Positions 3:15 pm BREAK 3:30 pm Treatment Teams develop treatment plan for a paper patient (group work) 5:00 pm Day Concludes Day 38:00 am Treatment Plan Presentations – Group Discussions 9:15 am Practicum – Position Options & Alternative Positions 10:45 am BREAK 11:00 am Review of ICF model 12:00 pm LUNCH 12:45 pm Patient Demonstrations 2:00 pm Discuss Patient Demonstrations and their observations; Review AHA, Inc. and PATH Intl. Relationship; AHCB and credentialing; Review other AHA, Inc. Courses; Final Question and Answer discussion 3:00 pm Day Concludes |