TREE HOUSE OF GREATER ST LOUIS

Programs
Hippotherapy Services
THERAPY: OCCUPATIONAL, PHYSICAL, SPEECH/LANGUAGE: HIPPOTHERAPY LITERALLY MEANS "TREATMENT WITH THE HELP OF THE HORSE". THIS TERM REFERS TO HOW OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, PHYSICAL THERAPY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY PROFESSIONALS USE EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE AND CLINICAL REASONING IN THE PURPOSEFUL MANIPULATION OF EQUINE MOVEMENT TO ENGAGE SENSORY, NEUROMOTOR AND COGNITIVE SYSTEMS TO ACHIEVE FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE AFFORDANCES OF THE EQUINE ENVIRONMENT AND OTHER TREATMENT STRATEGIES, HIPPOTHERAPY IS PART OF A PATIENT'S INTEGRATED PLAN OF CARE. EACH THERAPIST CREATES A SPECIALIZED TREATMENT PLAN FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL DEPENDING ON THEIR DISABILITY, BODY TYPE, AND THEIR PERSONAL/THERAPEUTIC GOALS. THERAPY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ARE MONITORED AND DOCUMENTED THOROUGHLY. (SEE SCHEDULE O)THERAPY: OCCUPATIONAL, PHYSICAL, SPEECH/LANGUAGE (CONTINUED): SPECIALLY TRAINED VOLUNTEERS ARE USED AS THE DIRECT LINK ALONG WITH THE LICENSED PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL, OR SPEECH THERAPIST'S GUIDANCE TO THE INDIVIDUAL. HIPPOTHERAPY SERVED 22 INDIVIDUALS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$247.7KAdaptive Therapeutic Riding
ADAPTIVE THERAPEUTIC RIDING: INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, SPECIFICALLY DEVELOPMENTAL, COGNITIVE, AND BEHAVIORAL, FOCUS ON THEIR PERSONAL THERAPEUTIC GOALS AND EVERYDAY LIVING SKILLS THROUGH LEARNING TO RIDE A HORSE MORE INDEPENDENTLY. CERTIFIED RIDING INSTRUCTORS FACILITATE THIS PROGRAM AND ARE TRAINED TO USE THE HORSE AS A CONDUIT TO HELP INDIVIDUALS ACHIEVE THERAPEUTIC GOALS. SPECIALLY TRAINED VOLUNTEERS SERVE TO SUPPORT THE RIDER UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE CERTIFIED RIDING INSTRUCTORS. 30 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN ADAPTIVE THERAPEUTIC RIDING THIS YEAR.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$212.1KThe Gaitway Riding Program
THE GAITWAY RIDING PROGRAM:THE GAITWAY RIDING PROGRAM OFFERS HORSEMANSHIP AND RIDING LESSONS TO INDIVIDUALS WITHOUT DISABILITIES. THESE RIDERS ARE OFTEN SIBLINGS OR FAMILY MEMBERS OF OUR RIDERS AS WELL AS VOLUNTEERS. THIS ALSO OFFERS INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY WHERE THIS SHARED EXPERIENCE CAN CREATE A CONNECTION BETWEEN ALL INDIVIDUALS. THE GAITWAY RIDING PROGRAM SERVED 3 INDIVIDUALS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$22.5K
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