Wipke C. Hartje Horses as Therapeutic Aids Remedial riding – hippotherapy In its medically founded and clearly written text, this book describes the various forms and therapeutic applications in which horses play an important role as helpers and communicators. The requirements that therapeutic horses must fulfil, together with their specific requirements for training and keeping, are presented in detail. Tables, diagrams and photographs, combined with cases studies from professional practice, illustrate the topic in great detail. The three areas in which horses work as medical and therapeutic helpers are delineated and described accordingly. The requirements and the training of the horses are described together with the therapeutic concepts and how they are applied in practice.
