Hippotherapy/Equine Assisted Physical Therapy is a well-established practice with a wide variety of implementations. Physical Therapists should be familiar with indications and contraindications as appropriate for referral of services. Therapists should also be aware of basic safety standards for therapeutic riding centers as the industry is not well regulated. 3CCUs 

At the conclusion of the course, participants will be able to:

Speaker(s)
Jennifer Young, PT founded RED Arena out of her deep passion for believing that a preconceived diagnosis did not need to limit a person. Her approach found an individual's strengths and built upon them. Jennifer Young, PT, is a Physical Therapist licensed in the state of Texas since 1997. She is a PATH Registered Therapist and Level II Therapist with American Hippotherapy Association. She has been practicing equine assisted physical therapy since 2004. She was born and raised in El Paso, Texas, and attended Texas State University to receive a Bachelors in Applied Sociology, Cum Laude, in 1995 and a Masters of Science in Physical Therapy, 1997. She is the Founder and Owner of Children’s Therapy Services, a private pediatric therapy group serving Greater Austin. Jennifer is the proud mom of two sons.

Schedule
9:00 am-12:00pm Presentation/Lab

Additional Locations
None