hippotherapy

After Pena was partially paralysed by a stroke seven years ago, horses helped her to recover as she experimented with hippotherapy, deriving from the Greek word "hippos," meaning horse.

Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

Experts make a distinction between the kind of recreational therapeutic riding Isaacson was using with Rowan and hippotherapy, which is a medical treatment that uses horses and is supervised by a licensed speech-language pathologist.

CNN.com 2009

Experts make a distinction between the kind of recreational therapeutic riding Isaacson was using with Rowan and hippotherapy, which is a medical treatment that uses horses and is supervised by a licensed speech-language pathologist.

CNN.com 2009

Other favoured species include llamas, birds, lizards and horses "hippotherapy" refers to horses, not hippos, although elephants have apparently been employed.

Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

When horses are called upon to help heal humans, it’s called hippotherapy.

Healed by Horses Carole Fletcher 2005

When horses are called upon to help heal humans, it’s called hippotherapy.

Healed by Horses Carole Fletcher 2005

When horses are called upon to help heal humans, it’s called hippotherapy.

Healed by Horses Carole Fletcher 2005

When horses are called upon to help heal humans, it’s called hippotherapy.

Healed by Horses Carole Fletcher 2005

Regina Levy , a Los Angeles CPA with two special-needs children, offers a partial list: occupational therapy, music therapy, dance therapy, physical therapy, social-skills groups and "hippotherapy" horseback riding, among others.

Special Tax Deductions for Special Education Laura Saunders 2011

SaddleUp! is dedicated to empowering individuals challenged with special needs through equine assisted activities and hippotherapy at their stunning family-friendly ranch.

Tracy Shaffer: Giddy Up and Get Away Tracy Shaffer 2011