Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I: Equine Assisted Activities
Chapter 1: Description
Chapter 2: Benefits
Chapter 3: Origin and History
Chapter 4: Instructors and Therapists
Chapter 5: Owners, Community, Volunteers
Chapter 6: Horses
Chapter 7: Procedures
Chapter 8: Recreational Riding, with profile of Amy
Chapter 9: Hippotherapy, with profile of Cory
Chapter 10: Alternatives: Vaulting and Driving
Chapter 11: Competition
Chapter 12: Riding On Their Own
Chapter 13: Starting a New NARHA Center
Chapter 14: Right Trail: Program for Troubled Youth
Part II: Case Studies
Chapter 15: Leah: Intrauterine Stroke
Chapter 16: Brandon: Cerebral Palsy
Chapter 17: Barbara: Transverse Myelitis
Chapter 18: Larry: Parkinson's Disease
Chapter 19: Kate: Paralysis, Accident
Chapter 20: Alicia: Sensory Integration
Chapter 21: Tracy: Multiple Sclerosis
Chapter 22: Stephen: Shaken Baby
Chapter 23: Milan: Sensory Damage, Accident
Chapter 24: Lynn: Paralympic Games Champion
Chapter 25: Andrew: Strokes, Possible DPT Reaction
Chapter 26: Ben: Seizures; Hemispherectomy
Chapter 27: Nick: Down Syndrome
Chapter 28: Seth and Noah: Autism
Chapter 29: Miracles and Research
Appendix
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index