What is Equine Therapy?
Equine Therapy is referred to as Horse Therapy and Equine-Assisted Therapy too, which involves interactions between patients and horses in the form of experiential therapy. Activities that are involved in the therapy such as grooming, feeding, haltering and leading a horse. Patient’s behavior patterns and, process thoughts and emotions are identified during the therapy session and after the therapy session through the observation and interaction of a therapist with the patient’s. Equine therapy aims to help patient to develop needed skills and attributes, such as accountability, responsibility, self-confidence, problem-solving skills, and self-control.Therapist and the patient can identify and address a range of emotional and behavioral challenges in this innovative environment that equine therapy uses.
Equine Therapy are used as a method of treatment for a myriad of conditions and disorders :
mood disorders, learning disabilities, ADHD, Autism, Asperger’s, bipolar, depression and related conditions.
Equine Therapy dirujuk sebagai Terapi Kuda dan Terapi berasaskan Kuda, yang melibatkan interaksi antara pesakit dan kuda dalam bentuk terapi. Aktiviti-aktiviti yang terlibat dalam terapi seperti dandanan, memberi makanan, menuntun dan mengetuai kuda. Corak tingkah laku pesakit dan, pemikiran dan emosi proses dikenalpasti semasa sesi terapi dan selepas sesi terapi melalui pemerhatian dan interaksi ahli terapi dengan pesakit. Terapi kuda bertujuan untuk membantu pesakit mengembangkan kemahiran dan sifat yang diperlukan, seperti akauntabiliti, tanggungjawab, keyakinan diri, kemahiran menyelesaikan masalah, dan kawalan kendiri. Ahli terapi dan pesakit boleh mengenal pasti dan mengatasi pelbagai cabaran emosi dan tingkah laku dalam persekitaran inovatif dengan terapi kuda.
Equine Therapy digunakan sebagai kaedah rawatan untuk pelbagai simptoms dan masalah:
gangguan mood, masalah pembelajaran, ADHD, Autisme, Asperger, bipolar, kemurungan dan keadaan yang berkaitan.
Source from https://www.crchealth.com/types-of-therapy/what-is-equine-therapy/
Learn more about the definitions for each activities and therapies :
Belajarilah tentang definisi bagi setiap aktiviti dan terapi:
Equine-Assisted Therapy (EAT)
Equine activities and the equine environment are incorporated in the therapy to create rehabilitative goals that are related to the patient’s needs.
Terapi berasaskan kuda (EAT)
Aktiviti kuda dan persekitaran kuda telah dirangkumi dalam terapi untuk mewujudkan matlamat pemulihan yang berkaitan dengan keperluan individu.
Equine-Assisted Learning (EAL)
An experiential learning approach that encourages the development of life skills for educational, professional and related goals through equine-assisted activities.
Pembelajaran berasaskan kuda (EAL)
Pendekatan pembelajaran yang menggalakkan perkembangan kemahiran hidup berkaitan dengan pendidikan, profesional dan lain-lain melalui aktiviti yang dibantu oleh kuda.
Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy (EFP)
An interactive process which involved professionals from mental health and equine to work together to address psychotherapy goals.
Psikoterapi berasaskan kuda (EFP)
Proses interaktif yang melibatkan ahli profesional daripada kesihatan mental dan kuda bekerjasama untuk menangani matlamat psikoterapi
Hippotherapy
According to The American Hippotherapy Association, hippotherapy utilizes equine movement to provide as a treatment strategy for physical, occupational and speech therapy. The word hippotherapy derives from the Greek word hippos which represents horse. Impairments, functional limitations and disabilities in patients with neuromotor and sensory dysfunction are addressed through the use of the movement of the horse as a treatment strategy.
Hippoterapi
Menurut Persatuan Hippoterapi Amerika, hippoterapi menggunakan pergerakan kuda sebagai strategi rawatan untuk terapi fizikal, pekerjaan dan pertuturan. Perkataan hippotherapy berasal dari hippos, perkataan Yunani yang mewakili kuda. Kemerosotan, batasan dan ketidakupayaan dalam fungsi neuromotor pesakit dan disfungsi deria ditangani melalui penggunaan pergerakan kuda sebagai strategi rawatan.
Interactive Vaulting
This activity involves students or patients to perform movements on and around the horse. Ranging from simple movements to a more elaborate vaulting position move, all of these depends on the individual needs of the vaulter. Some example of movements are sitting without holding onto the surcingle, kneeling or standing on the horse.
Pelonjakan Interaktif
Aktiviti ini melibatkan individu untuk melakukan pergerakan di dan sekitar kuda. Bermula dari pergerakan mudah ke kedudukan yang lebih rumit, semua ini bergantung kepada keperluan individu. Beberapa contoh pergerakan duduk termasuklah tanpa memegang surcingle, berlutut atau berdiri di atas kuda.
Source from https://www.pathintl.org/resources-education/resources/eaat/27-resources/general/193-eaat-definitions