Hi Sarah: I worked at a therapeutic riding barn for several years and started using hippotherapy after I got my OT degree.
We have 14 horses, but only 3 that we used for hippotherapy. When I left, I only had 1 client. The PT had 5 clients. Both the PT and I had been through the Intro to HPOT course. The PT had been to additional classes and was registered through the American Hippotherapy Association. I haven't been an OT long enough to sit for the exam. We charged the parents, who could go through insurance, but generally they didn't have a lot of luck getting insurance to pay. Most of the parents referred to it as "horse therapy" instead of OT or PT. Another barn in the area had much better luck getting insurance to pay for OT or PT services. You do need a physician prescription for OT or PT to eval and treat. A prescription for Hippotherapy isn't acceptable. This would be like a doctor ordering eval and treat with therapy ball. Horse selection and equipment would make this post way too long. I highly recommend the Intro to HPOT course from NARHA (1-800-369-RIDE). If you want to ask more specific questions, I would happy to talk to you more about this subject. It's the whole reason I became an OT Patty *********��*********** Unsubscribe? Send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message's *body*, put the following text: unsubscribe OTlist ** List messages are archived at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] *********��***********
