Hippotherapy Benefits
- Posture improvement
- Balance improvement
- Neuromuscular control improvement
- Containment of abnormal patterns and promotion of normal ones
- Muscle tone improvement
- Coordination improvement
- Muscle tone normalisation
- Spatial orientation improvement
- Improvement of body symmetry
- Improvement of muscular strength
- Walking improvement
- Gross motor function improvement
- Improvement in communication
- Improvement in social interaction
- Improvement or development of social skills
- Development of friendship
- Socialisation
- Reduced anxiety
- Behaviour improvement
- Development of self-regulation skills and ability to respond to new challenges
- Sensory integration
- Improvement of self-esteem, self-confidence, cooperation, pleasure Initiative and willpower improvement
- Reduction of stereotyped movements and hyperactivity
- Cognitive benefits
- Learning facilitation
- Attention improvement
- Increased motivation
- Speech and articulation improvement
