Re: Re: Hippotherapy (horseback therapy)

[Guest guest]

,

In Edmonton, Alberta...... we barely have a hockey team never mind hippotherapy!

So...... I bet you are getting some wonderful work done. Because I used to ride

at a high level (been to the Junior Canadian Championships a couple of time

when I was a kid).... I could probably develop my own program...... That is just

a pipe dream though.... it is just too expensive to ride here anymore.

But if others couldnt find hippotherapy, I am sure that straight riding would

really produce a lot of benefits even just in developing overall muscle tone.

I have seen ads for that therasuit a long time ago...... I cant remember which

website introduced it to me. I suspect that I would have a devil of a time

getting Mark to put it on!

Janice

[sPAM][ ] Re: Hippotherapy (horseback therapy)

If insurance won't cover hippotherapy it you could probably at least

put some flex plan money aside to get it deducted if this is

something one is pursuing.

> >

> > Hi Tara and ,

> > Actually we aren't getting insurance coverage for the

hippotherapy

> > only because we're on an HMO ...we might if we were on a PPO as

the

> > hippotherapy does have an insurance billing code and is a

> recognized

> > form of therapy. In hindsight, for us, it's been good Owen has

had

> > an HMO as he has racked up well over $100,000 in medical/hospital

> > expenses from his first year of light. (Along with adenoids

taken

> > out last summer, AND 2 days at the hospital for EEG testing.)

> > Anyway, we're looking at maybe switching to a PPO as some of what

> > we'd want to do going forward may have better coverage (such as

the

> > hippotherapy.) I'm spending $113 per week for my 2 boys to have

> > horseback therapy. AND, on another note, it occurred to me that

> any

> > of you reading my post and the fact that we live in " The O.C. "

may

> > appear that we're living the high life here in So. Cal.!!!! Rest

> > assured, we are not and I can totally relate to what many of you

> have

> > expressed in terms of picking and choosing the interventions and

> > therapies due to limited funds. Ugh! We're basically totally

> going

> > into debt.

> >

> > I'll be provocative here and throw out something else for those

of

> > you with low-toned kids..... And I know this may best be posted

on

> > another discussion group (so forgive me in advance for anyone who

> may

> > take issue with this).... an intensive therapy with a Therasuit

> > (developed in Europe and now brought over here to the States.)

If

> > you are interested, search online. 3 weeks of intensive therapy

at

> > 15 hours per week. I view it basically as a " fast forward " thru

> > years of therapy at once or twice a week for OT/PT. But it's

> > $5,000 !!!! Yes, you read that right.

> >

> > Pearson

[Guest guest]

A qualified OT specialist provided Hippotherapy to my daughter.. we were

involved appro 8 months and beside riding she was enthralled with the care

and feeding of the horses. If you qualifiy for OT thru your insurance you

may try this angle as we did. By the time we left she was ready for more

vigorous riding also the intense verbal questioning was not helping only

adding stress. The OT was good but again PROMPT was what help my daughters

speech not drills.

Roxanne

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Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 8:54 AM

Subject: [ ] Re: Hippotherapy (horseback therapy)

If insurance won't cover hippotherapy it you could probably at least

put some flex plan money aside to get it deducted if this is

something one is pursuing.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 2/23/2008 9:50:15 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

coleen_corbett@... writes:

My daughter did Hippotherapy at Starlight Farms in Northern NJ. Their

program offers both speech and OT hippotherapy. My daughter saw an excellent

speech

therapist there.

This is where I'm talking about taking my Asa. The gal's name is Meredith

who does the speech, and she does private speech without the hippotherapy as

well as WITH it.

Would you happen to have her phone number that you can send me privately?

For some reason, the number was in my original therapist contacts and it's among

the missing with my files now. <sigh>

I know several teens in our home schooling group who have volunteered with

Starlight Farms, so I can't say ENOUGH good about the place!

Becky

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[Guest guest]

My daughter, Francesca (who suffers from severe verbal apraxia), goes to

Starlight Farm every Tuesday and does Hippotherapy with Meredith who has

done wonders with her. She has improved tremendously with her motor skills

as well as her speech. Francesca really looks forward to riding every

week.

Joanne

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