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The Effects of Therapeutic Horseback Riding on Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Prevost, Summer Gabrielle
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=walshhonors1524234215030574

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2018, Bachelor of Science, Walsh University, Honors.
The purpose of the current research was to explore the effects of Therapeutic Horseback Riding (THR) on children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Two case studies were completed on two boys who have been diagnosed with autism, age 13 and 16, who were recruited for their participation in the study by instructors at a therapeutic riding equestrian facility. Each participant has been enrolled in the THR program since 2010, and the records that had been kept documenting their progress in the program were obtained and analyzed by the researcher, in addition to session observations, and parent interviews. Results showed documented progress in psychosocial, communication, sensory, cognitive, and neuromusculoskeletal skills through documented evaluations completed annually by the instructors at the riding facility. Additionally, parent interviews revealed thorough enjoyment from the program, increased social engagement and interaction, core strength, posture, balance, awareness of surroundings, coordination, motor planning, postural control, and relaxation techniques. This demonstrates the efficacy of the use of Therapeutic Horseback Riding as a treatment Intervention for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Antonette Doty, PT, PhD, PCS (Advisor)
Robert Phillips, PT, DPT, PhD, NCS (Other)
61 p.
Occupational Therapy; Physical Therapy; Psychology; Public Health
therapeutic horseback riding; autism spectrum disorder; therapy intervention; hippotherapy; autism spectrum disorder treatment

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  • Prevost, S. G. (2018). The Effects of Therapeutic Horseback Riding on Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder [Undergraduate thesis, Walsh University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=walshhonors1524234215030574

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Prevost, Summer. The Effects of Therapeutic Horseback Riding on Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. 2018. Walsh University, Undergraduate thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=walshhonors1524234215030574.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Prevost, Summer. "The Effects of Therapeutic Horseback Riding on Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder." Undergraduate thesis, Walsh University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=walshhonors1524234215030574

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