Special Needs, Special Horses: A Guide to the Benefits of Therapeutic Riding

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