Our Core Values

  Integrity: to always act with
  principle
  Excellence: to always strive
  for improvement
  Respect: for each other,
  and our environment
  Equality: to recognize the
  best in everyone
  Humor: to enjoy our work
  and each other





Our Facility

  ~ Heated indoor areana

  ~ Dust free footing

  ~ Handicapped access

  ~ Private therapy rooms

  ~ Ample parking

Frequently Asked Questions

4. How can hippotherapy be used for improving postural control, balance, and walking?
   Hippotherapy is the preferred tool for improving postural control, balance, and walking because it offers distinct advantages not found in other therapies. Considering stability, the horse provides a broad, stable base of support, while at the same time, challenging the patient's stability with its rhythmic, reciprocal motion. Orientation is challenged each time the horse changes direction, or has an upward or downward transition, requiring the realignment of body segments in response to inertial forces. Hippotherapy improves integration and interpretation of movement information by a variety of opportunities to learn dynamic postural control, including movement through space and gradability of movement. Adaptive capabilities are enhanced by the variability of the hippotherapy experience, engaging the patient in active problem solving. The coordination and timing of motor strategies are refined by the consistent and repetitive nature of the horse's motion, providing thousands of opportunities to practice solutions to postural challenges within one therapy session. Anticipatory and feedback postural control is enhanced as the patient learns to use cues from the therapist, the horse, and the environment to anticipate postural adjustments. Finally, hippotherapy facilitates postural tone, since antigravity muscles must support the trunk and limbs in the upright position; this is attributed to the strong somatosensory, visual, and vestibular input transmitted to the patient.

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