"I like to trot-trot because it's bouncy and it makes me happy!"
“Riding is number 1, not number 2.”
"I love horseback riding. These big, gentle animals are my friends. They know my scent and they know my voice when I call their names. Riding on Ice, Poco and Tia makes me happy. I like to brush them and give them treats like peppermints. I have been riding since I was 12. I hope I can ride for a long, long time."
"Riding has opened me up and I'm not as scared. It has helped my balance a lot, and I am more positive about myself."
"I like trotting and Tia the horse is my favorite."
"I love all the horses."
"I like cantering because I'm getting really good at it and stronger. I like circling around corners, it is much fun, and I sometimes like to do it at the trot"
"I like trotting - bouncy trot and up down trot"
"Riding has greatly improved my son's hand-eye coordination and balance. Because of this, he is now able to ride a bike and play video games, things that every little boy his age should be able to do."
"Horseback riding so much fun. Good day. I like to trot-trot-trot and go fast."
"I like trotting and going fast, it's exhilarating. The people at Horsefeathers are loving and caring souls."
"I like riding Elsie because we get along so well together."
"I like riding fast!"
"Riding has helped strengthen the trunk. She's like a jack-in-the-box, she now has the strength to sit up and stay up under her own power, which she could not do before. She really enjoys riding too."
"My favorite thing to do is trot, because it's fast!"
"I like trot-trot because it's fast and I like up-downs!"
Hippotherapy
Hippotherapy is the use of the movement of the horse as a treatment strategy by licensed occupational and physical therapists, and speech and language pathologists, to address impairments, functional limitations and disabilities in patients with neuromotor dysfunction. This treatment strategy is used as part of an integrated treatment program to achieve functional outcomes. Patient populations served by hippotherapy are children ages two and older, as well as adults, with diagnoses such as autism, cerebral palsy, Down Syndrome, spinal curvatures, stroke, developmental delay, brain injury and sensory processing disorder.
Horsefeathers Center provides hippotherapy on weekends and on several weekdays throughout the year. Our licensed speech pathologist or occupational therapist will conduct an initial evaluation, obtain medical information, discuss treatment goals and schedule hippotherapy sessions either once or twice per week. A physician's prescription is needed to begin treatment.
