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Principles of Therapeutic Horsemanship (EQ 208)

Term: 2018-2019 Spring

Faculty

Melissa Hauserman
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Schedule

Tue-Thu, 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM (1/14/2019 - 4/26/2019) Location: EQCT EQCT
Thu, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (5/2/2019 - 5/2/2019) Location: FINAL

Description

This course explores the history of equine-assisted activities, the typical models used to provide services for people with disabilities or challenges, the benefits of therapeutic riding and the standards and best practices that apply. The course will explore the development of quality programming specific to meeting the needs of people with challenges. Goal identification, task analysis and lesson objectives will be examined. Various techniques and approaches to therapeutic horsemanship will be studied.