Hippotherapy activities

I hung the cone holder that a nice man at Trader Joe's store allowed me to have. It is used for holding flowers but is also perfect for hanging cones in the tree. So while riding down the trail, the children stopped next to the cones. Then I attached the holder inside one of the stirrups while the child faced sideways (facing me). The first little guy in the video seemed to really enjoy reaching from his left side , rotating his trunk and placing the cone behind his right shoulder. The…

Adapted from: From Flapping to Function: A Parent's guide to Autism and Hand Skills http://www.fromflappingtofunct...

Using hippotherapy with your child with autism can help with speech , OT, and other therapies.

Playing games in hippotherapy -- helping the children perform stretches without realizing it!

I can’t remember when my daughter didn’t love horses. It seems like since she was old enough to speak she was begging for pony rides, begging for riding lessons, begging for a horse. I distinctly remember her first ride. We were on vacation in the mountains and a nearby stable offered pony rides. She was […]

reaching to place plastic toys in bottle on trail. The pcv pipe is sunk into a coffee can filled with cement and a pool noodle is covering the pipe.

Horsemanship Activities for Kids

So whether you are screeching the web for horse activities for a camp, a riding lesson, or to do in your own backyard, here is a list of mounted and dismounted games to try....

My own personal favorite scavenger hunt list for things around the barn! Great teaching tool and fun too!