[Ag-eq] Equine therapy

[nfoster at extremezone.com]

Michelle:

A friend of mine has mini horses and mini donkeys that she takes to nursing
homes, hospitals, schools and such.  I don't know if they had any special
training or anything.

Maybe there is a certification like for therapy dogs.

Nella




Quoting Michelle Creedy  <michelle.creedy at gmail.com>:

> Nella, I don't do therapeutic riding but I plan to get into some therapeutic
> work with my minis. I'm just going at it on my own.
>
> Michelle
>
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> I know there are a few groups offering equine assisted therapy around here,
> but don't know much about it.  From all I've heard riding is not involved
> just leading, grooming and such.
>
> In my area there is a nonprofit group that works with at risk youth and I
> believe there's another group working with the military and law enforcement.
>
> I wonder how reseptive they would be to the blind?
>
> I know that most theraputic riding programs do not want blind employees or
> volunteers.  They are concerned about liability.
>
> This is one reason I only took a few lessons at a theraputic riding
> facility.
> as anyone else had experiences with theraputic equine programs?
>
> Nella
>
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>
> Quoting Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>:
>
> > Just out of curiosity, I went to google and put in the search how to
> > be certified for equine therapy and I got a whole bunch of results
> > from different organizations.  So, if someone is interested, they
> > could try the same search.
> >
> > It also brought up a link for equine massage, which a blind person I
> > know is doing in California.  She really likes it.
> > Tracy
> >
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