Definition of hippotherapy in English:
hippotherapy
noun ˌhɪpə(ʊ)ˈθɛrəpiˌhipōˈTHerəpē
mass nounThe use of horse riding as a therapeutic or rehabilitative treatment, especially as a means of improving coordination, balance, and strength.
during hippotherapy a person with cerebral palsy can benefit from trying to maintain balance in response to a horse's motion
Example sentencesExamples
- Horses have been described as "tools" used by therapists – and more and more states are covering hippotherapy.
- The results were compared against results for the same children during an eight-week period without hippotherapy.
- It sounds wonderful, but how far has hippotherapy been proved to have lasting effects on posture, balance and motor skills?
- His mother, Helen, says that by doing hippotherapy for the last three years, James has come into his own.
- It is not considered hippotherapy unless a therapist has set specific medical goals for the rider.
- In fact Esha is having hippotherapy, a little known treatment for profoundly disabled children which appears to be having some stunning results.
- A half-hour session of hippotherapy once a week can help children develop this control.
- "One reason hippotherapy can help is the basic 'A' frame of the horse," she explains.
- The changes in Gigi are not lost on her mother, who first learned of hippotherapy through television.
- Until recently, hippotherapy has been met with skepticism from a medical community demanding hard science rather than anecdotal evidence.
- The charity urgently needs funds to make both hippotherapy and "therapeutic riding" available to the children who could benefit.
- "My daughter loves having hippotherapy," she says.
Origin
1980s: from Greek hippos 'horse' + therapy.