Hippotherapy

Maddy's had five hippotherapy sessions so far and it's going really great. She loves riding the horse and she does a really good job following directions and paying attention.


The session is only a half-hour long, but they always squeeze in several different activities on the horse. One thing they always do is a little riding backwards to work on balance and get Maddy to bear weight on her arms.


Today they played a game where Maddy pulled clothespins off the mane of an extremely patient house named Telly.



Towards the end of the session, Maddy's therapist got her up on her hands and knees to really challenge her balance.


The greatest thing about hippotherapy is that Maddy doesn't even realize it's therapy. She's just having fun, riding a horse!