LINCOLN -- Erica Villines found hope in a horse for a more normal life for her 4-year-old daughter Paizley. Paizley lives with spina bifida, a spinal defect that can cause disabilities with movement.

Have you ever heard of hippotherapy? Well, it has nothing to do with hippos. It uses certified physical, occupational and speech therapists to turn the movements of a horse into new opportunities for ...

Hippotherapy, a form of equine-assisted therapy, utilises the rhythmic, multidimensional movement of the horse as a therapeutic tool to promote improvements in motor function among individuals with ...

As someone who's been around horses her entire life, Tara Yelliott says she knows from experience the benefits these animals provide and believes the benefits translate to almost anyone. Nine years ...

Have you ever heard of hippotherapy? Well, it has nothing to do with hippos. It uses certified physical, occupational, and speech therapists to turn the movements of a horse into new opportunities for ...

WARD, Arkansas — During the spring, rising Cabot junior, Brannon McMinn, can be found on the track. These days, he's taking a different type of lap. "Some of them, this is the most fun thing they do ...

SPRINGFIELD – Under a bill awaiting the governor’s signature, certain insurance plans would have to cover hippotherapy and other forms of therapeutic horseback riding in Illinois. Hippotherapy is a ...

BINGHAMTON (WBNG) -- I Can Ride Inc. is this week’s winner of a $2,000 grant from Upstate Shredding through Southern Tier Tuesdays. I Can Ride Inc. offers special needs, at-risk community members, and ...

Karen Boba, of Endicott, spends three afternoons a week feeding, watering and brushing horses, and doing whatever she can to help the clients who ride them at Stable Movements in Binghamton. “I love ...