Therapeutic Equine Therapy Case Study

My current place of employment is at People and Animals Services. This organization provides therapeutic equine therapy to develop or improve functional skills. The client I am focusing on is an eight-year-old boy named Jacob who has cerebral palsy. His CP condition is Moderate Diplopia with a GMFCS level of III. He cannot walk without another person’s assistance or his walker. Through assessing Jacob, I will focus on interviewing primarily his parents and observing Jacob’s physical and emotional state. Jacob has had prior lessons with horses, so he knows the very beginner basics on how to communicate with the horse. I will focus on using the rings and cones to assess physical mobility. The client’s parents would like to use riding lessons

There is one standout thing that Jacob can improve on. The first goal is to improve overall coordination. Successfully reaching over to the rings 75% of the time is something to be aimed for. When Jacob is turning his horse to different alphabet markers he should be making it 6 out of 10 times without the instructor’s constant reminder. When the client is playing ball toss games with his sidewalkers, he should be catching it 75% of the time. All these objectives should be reached during the first month of the lessons. These activities all support appropriate coordination practices. Navigating the course and knowing where to keep your eyes, hands, and feet all affect different areas of coordination management. Through the actual implementation part, all parties need to be responsive. Jacob will not be able to reach his main goal if he does not want to in the first place. However, through his intrinsic motivation on wanting to learn how to ride a horse I doubt this will be a huge issue to be concerned about. The two sidewalkers and the horse leader will all