What: Healthcare Provision
Provider: Licensed or Certified Healthcare Provider
Provider types: Social Workers, Psychologists, Mental Health Counselors, Recreational Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists
Type of Horse: Therapy Horse
Link: https://pathintl.org/programs/therapies-incorporating-equines/
*COUNSELING*
Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association
Natural Lifemanship
PATH Equine Specialist in Mental Health & Learning– for equine professionals who plan on working with a mental health provider
*RECREATION THERAPY*
Recreational therapists will certify in horsemanship or may simply partner with a therapeutic horsemanship or EAL instructor.
*SLP/OT/PT*
American Hippotherapy Association
Hippotherapy Certification Board
*RESEARCH*
Horses & Humans Research Foundation
Borgi, M., Loliva, D., Cerino, S., Chiarotti, F., Venerosi, A., Bramini, M., … Cirulli, F. (2016). Effectiveness of a Standardized Equine-Assisted Therapy Program for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 46(1), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-015-2530-6
Hallberg, L. (2018). The Clinical Practice of Equine-Assisted Therapy. New York: Routledge.
Lanning, B. A., Wilson, A. L., Krenek, N., & Beaujean, A. A. (2017). Using Therapeutic Riding as an Intervention for Combat Veterans: An International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) Approach. Occupational Therapy in Mental Health, 33(3), 259–278. https://doi.org/10.1080/0164212X.2017.1283282
McDaniel Peters, B. C., & Wood, W. (2017). Autism and Equine-Assisted Interventions: A Systematic Mapping Review. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 47(10), 3220–3242. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-017-3219-9
Smith-Osborne, A., & Selby, A. (2010). Implications of the Literature on Equine-Assisted Activities for Use as a Complementary Intervention in Social Work Practice with Children and Adolescents. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 27(4), 291–307. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10560-010-0201-1
Wood, W., Alm, K., Benjamin, J., Thomas, L., Anderson, D., Pohl, L., & Kane, M. (2021). Optimal Terminology for Services in the United States That Incorporate Horses to Benefit People: A Consensus Document. Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.), 27(1), 88–95. https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2020.0415
Recreation Therapy 