Summary of the Systematic Review

ARTICLE CITATION

THE VARIABILITY OF A HORSE’S MOVEMENT AT WALK IN HIPPOTHERAPY

Janura, Svoboda, Dvorakova, Cabell, Elfmark & Janurova

Kinesiology (2012)

ARTICLE DETAILS

Description

The impulses emitted from the back of a horse during hippotherapy stimulate the rider’s postural reflex mechanisms, resulting in balance and coordination training. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the movement variability of the horse’s back and limbs and to determine significant relationships between the movement of the selected body points on the horse. 

Profession 

Unspecified 

Location 

Czech Republic 

Intervention Terminology

HPOT

Study Design 

Comparison 

Sample

12 Adults 

Age/Population

20-25 years 

Assessment/ Outcome measure tools

3-D videography

Result Category 

Foundational

Dosage/Description of Intervention

6 sessions of "therapy" - does not specificy which profession