Pokreti konjskih sapi i zdjelice simuliraju ljudski hod, te potiču na isti način aktivnost mišića zdjelice i trupa jahača.

• da hipoterapija znači liječenje uz pomoć konja (grč. hippos = konj, therapeia = liječenje). Pri tome se koriste prvenstveno fizičke osobitosti konja odn. osoba koja se postavlja na konja aktivno ne utječe na njegove kretnje, već se omogućava neometan prijenos ljuljajućih kretnji s leđa konja na osobu. Terapijski učinak se postiže prilagodbom čovjeka tim kretnjama konja u hodu.
• da je terapijsko jahanje vrsta rehabilitacijskog programa osmišljenog kao pomoć osobama s tjelesnim invaliditetom odn, može se reći da je to vrsta prilagođenog sporta za osobe s invaliditetom.

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Research has shown that it is not so much the facts of our history that cause the problem as it is the deduction we form in response to traumatic life events (Carlson & Sroufe, 1995). Basically, the way we think impacts the way we feel and the choices we make. The healing of these troubling memories depends on a renewal of our mind and a transformation of our faulty belief structure. So often, however, we are plagued by recollections and conclusions that keep us prisoners of a maladaptive past.

So what does all of this have to do with Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP)? The Equine Assisted Growth & Learning Association (EAGALA), non-riding EAP methodology does have some answers (EAGALA, 2006). EAGALA is a collaborative effort between a licensed therapist and a horse professional working with clients to address treatment goals. In 2008, EAGALA was added as an adjunct therapy at the Family Attachment Center in Deephaven, MN. In 2010, an alliance was formed with the Horses Helping Humans organization to provide EAGALA EAP to battered women. The observations that follow are based on practice and research with children, adolescents and adults in individual and group sessions.

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