Fact Sheets and Research Papers

Evaluation of therapeutic riding/hippotherapy: A single-subject experimental design study replicated in eleven patients with multiple sclerosis
Hammer et al.
Published in Physiotherapy Theory and Practice 21 (2005)

The Effectiveness of Hippotherapy for Children With Language-Learning Disabilities (coming soon...)
Beth L.Macauley, The University of Alabama; Karla M. Gutierrez, Washington State University
Published in Communication Disorders Quarterly, vol. 25, no. 4 / Summer 2004

The Impact of Hippotherapy on Grieving Children
Hilda R. Glazier, EdD; Myra D. Clark, MA, LPCC; David S. Stein, PhD
Published in the Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, Volume 6, No. 3, July-September 2004

Functional change in adolescents with physical disabilities receiving school based physiotherapy over one year
Margot F Andrew, Dip Phys; Pauline R Penney, Dip Phys; David E Simpson, BHSc; Olwyn P Funnell, Dip Phys; Hilda F Mulligan, MHSc
Published in NZ Journal of Physiotherapy – March 2004. Vol. 32, 1

Improvements in Muscle Symmetry in Children with Cerebral Palsy After Equine-Assisted Therapy (Hippotherapy)
Benda et al
Published in The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, Volume 9, Number 6, 2003

"It's Like Being in Another World": Demonstrating the Benefits of Therapeutic Horseback Riding for Individuals with Psychiatric Disability
Anne L. Bizub, Ann Joy & Larry Davidson
Published in the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, Spring 2003 - Volume 26 Number 4

Therapeutic Riding for a Student with Multiple Disabilities and Visual Impairment: A Case Study
Jennifer Lehrman and David B. Ross
Published in the Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, February 2001

Animals, Horseback Riding and Implications for Rehabilitation Therapy
Anita C. All, Gary L. Loving, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Laura Lee Crane, St Anthony Hospital
Published in the Journal of Rehabilitation, July/August/September 1999