• Level I Centered Riding Instructor
• NARHA certified Therapeutic Driving Instructor
• Therapeutic Riding Instructor trained by the Cheff Center and Certified at both the Michigan Proud Equestrian's 4-H Program and through NARHA (North American Riding for the Handicapped Association)
• American Hippotherapy Association "Hippotherapy Clinical Specialist"
• Board Certified Disability Analyst
• Arbonne Consultant

We focus on those treatments that naturally incorporate healthy body movement, exercise, relaxation, and are found to impact the "whole" person (socially, emotionally, mentally, and physically) in a positive manner:

• Hippotherapy: Treatment with the help of the horse. See Hippotherapy Or Therapeutic Riding page for details.

   

• Myofascial Release: Offered as a pre-hippotherapy treatment, home program exercise, and during hippotherapy with pediatric clients.

• Therapeutic Listening®: Therapeutic Listening® is a growing area to help with sensory integration, self-regulation, attention, learning, coordination and timing. Rebecca Cook, OTR has received the training to offer our clients the specially modulated music CD's and listening protocol during hippotherapy sessions and as a home program.

• Therapeutic Riding Lessons: Horseback-riding lessons are offered exclusively in private 1:1 adapted sessions and are limited to individuals discharged from our hippotherapy treatment.

• "Cowboy Up": A summer experience for special kids, "Cowboy Up" programming includes 8 fun-filled hippotherapy sessions, June through August. Trained and credentialed OT's (and PT's or Speech Therapists as available) provide therapy with the help of a horse.

• Therapeutic Driving: Sitting balance, trunk strength, perceptual skills, and upper extremity coordination can all be addressed in a unique fashion utilizing a trained driving horse and a specially adapted wheelchair cart or carriage.

• Additional Individualized Home Programs: Home programs are tailored to each individual's needs. We can assist with Developmental activities and exercises, Therapeutic Listening® Programs, the Wilbarger Brushing Protocol, a Sensory Integration "diet", and environmental modification suggestions. A "LENDING LIBRARY" is also available and includes many valuable resource books, videos, tapes, and therapy equipment.

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