Avery is going to start hippotherapy. No it has nothing to do with hippos. Hippotherapy is basically therapy on a horse.
Here is what their website says about hippotherapy:
Hippotherapy We specialize in hippotherapy because we believe in the healing power of the horse. When a child receives therapy on horseback, they are exposed to more than 3,000 repetitions per half hour created by the rhythmic movements of the horse. The sensory input is key to helping kids improve neuromotor function, strength, flexibility, balance, posture, coordination and speech. Children who come to Green Hill for therapeutic services spend 30 minutes on the horse and 30 minutes in the clinic.
I am really excited about this. Although Avery has never been on a horse she loves them. I really hope this bonds her to horses and is fun for her instead of being therapy like. To Avery we are just going to ride the horses and have fun with them. She will go on Thursdays at 1:30. Since she also has speech on Thursdays Camille will head to school. It’s not really fair to Camille for me to be lugging her around all day to Avery’s stuff plus school is good for her. Why not? So I will have them both on Tuesdays, Av on Thursdays and Camille on Fridays (Camille attends a music class on Fridays, it is so cute!). It will just be during the school year and then all summer long I will keep them both together with me again on Tuesdays and Thursdays. That time is our time and I don’t want to miss out on it.
http://www.greenhilltherapy.com/
This is such a great idea. I remember there was a hippotherapy a little north of Lansing at home. I wonder why they call it hippo? Is that latin for horse or something? This will be great because it will be like Ave's special thing that just feels to her like she is awesome for getting to do.
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