| Description |
xiv, 226 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Practical guide series ; no. 4 |
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Practical guide series (Denton, Tex.) ; no. 4.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 214) and index. |
| Contents |
Part I: Equine assisted activities -- Description -- Benefits -- Origin and history -- Instructors and therapists -- Owners, community, volunteers -- Horses -- Procedures -- Recreational riding, with profile of Amy -- Hippotherapy, with profile of Cory -- Alternatives: vaulting and driving -- Competition -- Riding on their own -- Starting a new NARHA center -- Right trail: program for troubled youth -- Part II: Case studies -- Leah: Intrauterine stroke -- Brandon: Cerebral palsy -- Barbara: Transverse myelitis -- Larry: Parkinson's disease -- Kate: Paralysis, accident -- Alicia: Sensory integration -- Tracy: Multiple sclerosis -- Stephen: Shaken baby -- Milan: Sensory damage, accident -- Lynn: Paralympic games champion -- Andrew: Strokes, possible DPT reaction -- Ben: Seizures; hemispherectomy -- Nick: Down syndrome -- Seth and Noah: Autism -- Miracles and research. |
| Subject |
Horsemanship -- Therapeutic use.
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Equine-Assisted Therapy.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Scott, Naomi, 1935- Special needs, special horses. Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press, c2005 (OCoLC)694118584 |
| ISBN |
157441190X cloth alkaline paper |
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9781574411904 cloth alkaline paper |
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1574411926 paperback alkaline paper |
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9781574411928 paperback alkaline paper |
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