Therapy horses / by Catherine Nichols.
By: Nichols, Catherine.
Material type: BookSeries: Horse power (Series): Publisher: New York : Bearport Pub. Co., c2007Description: 32 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.ISBN: 9781597164009 (library binding); 1597164003 (library binding).Subject(s): Horsemanship -- Therapeutic use -- Juvenile literature | Horses -- Psychological aspects -- Juvenile literature | Human-animal relationships -- Juvenile literature | Horsemanship -- Therapeutic use | Horses -- Psychological aspects | Human-animal relationships | Horsemanship -- Therapeutic use | Horses -- Psychological aspects | Human-animal relationshipDDC classification: 615.8/515Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.
Describes the special traits of therapy horses, their training, the different types of work they do, and the ways they help people, and discusses horse shows and riding competitions for people with disabilities.
A four-legged friend -- Healing with horses -- Riding centers -- A rider who didn't give up -- Special horses for special people -- Being tested -- In training -- Exercise -- Vaulting -- Making friends -- Safety first -- Showtime.
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