Next scheduled project of the contest ”We are the city”- “Natural resources – for my health “, has been implemented in Zaporozhye in the course of which the site was arranged at Khortytsa island for giving classes on hippotherapy (therapeutic horse riding) for children with special needs.
PJSC” Zaporozhstal” allocated grant in the amount of more 50 thousand UAH for the purpose of the project.
In the course of the project, at the facilities of KU “Khortitsa national training-rehabilitative multi-faceted center, the promoters set up the special site, where daily classes are given for the chil-dren with special needs by means of therapeutic horse riding. The special bottom ground of sand and ballast was paved at the site, and nearby, the children’s playground was set up, where lime trees were planted, and seesaw and benches were installed.
The project calls for providing of integrated rehabilitation of children of Zaporozhye city and re-gion by means of innovation technologies. Study sessions on hippotherapy for children are conducted daily per individual programs. As a single set with other procedures such studies give good therapeutic effect, helping to overcome illness, which also have a beneficial effect on psycho-emotional stress release. Besides the horse riding, during hippotherapy procedures, children are trained how to look after the animals.
More than 50 children go through rehabilitation at the center at present time. At that, as it was said in the center, everyone who needs it, may go through this treatment.
As reference: Hippotherapy (rehabilitation method by means of horse riding) – is the unique means of rehabilitation at serious diseases, first of all ICP (infantile cerebral paralysis), which is widely used in the world rehabilitation practice. Hippotherapy has all around positive effect not only on physical state of the patient, but on its psycho-emotional field, contributes to maximum mobilization of volition actions, socialization and formation of balanced relations with the world, promote the growth of motivation.
