The effect of an equine assisted therapy (EAT) programme on children’s occupational performance – a pilot study
Purpose - Equine-assisted therapy (EAT) uses the horse and its environment to achieve therapeutic goals as designed by an allied health professional (Taylor, 2010). The benefits of these interventions affect areas such as motor skills (Bass et al., 2009; Silkwood-Sherer et al., 2012), sensory proces...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Emerald Publishing
2017-05-01
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Series: | Irish Journal of Occupational Therapy |
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Online Access: | https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1108/IJOT-02-2017-0005 |