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PO Box 936 Baldwin City, KS 66006 785-594-3746 We do what our horses do best!
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The term hippotherapy literally means “treatment with the help of the horse.” From the Greek word hippos which means horse. Hippotherapy is used primarily with clients that have movement dysfunction, but it can also be appropriate in helping to achieve sensory processing, psychological, cognitive, behavioral and communication outcomes. Hippotherapy is a treatment tool that uses the multi-dimensional movement of the horse and activities on the horse as a means of achieving measurable functional outcomes in clients. It must be provided by licensed/credentialed health professionals that include physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech pathologists. Hippotherapy provides a controlled environment and graded sensory input designed to elicit appropriate adaptive responses for clients. It provides a foundation of improved neuromotor function and sensory processing that can be generalized to a wide range of activities outside of treatment. At LMP Farm we use horses for more than riding around the arena. The horse is used as a team member for therapy and to interact with the children and adults to make therapy enjoyable. LMP Farm Offers Hippotherapy treatment with an Occupational Therapist, and can included services with a Speech Pathologist upon request. Most of the horses used at LMP Farm are Haflingers. Peggy Keller and her family have been raising and showing Haflingers since 1989 . LMP Farm’s motto is “We do What Our Horses do Best”. Our Haflingers ride English, western, dressage, and over fences, and now are being used as therapy horses. Mike, one of the therapy horses, was initially shown driving in a draft hitch for several years before finding his new job. Peggy Keller, OTR Peggy Keller is a Registered Occupational Therapist, has a Clinical Specialty in Hippotherapy and is a Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor. Peggy has been using Hippotherapy as a treatment tool since 1995, but has been involved in some form of riding for the handicapped since 1979. Starting as a volunteer. She received her OT degree in 1987 from The University of Kansas. She has continued her education by taking courses which have enhanced her knowledge in Hippotherapy. Horses have been part of her life since she was 14. She started showing quarter horses and has shown in many disciplines including Western, English, and Reining. Most recently she along with her family have been raising and showing Haflingers.
American Hippotherapy Association
North American Riding for Handicapped Association
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