tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817853304487578335.post2306983727760903575..comments2009-07-25T04:54:45.749+01:00Andrew Suttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00006943867339136665conductive.world@googlemail.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817853304487578335.post-46498542569797372502009-07-25T04:54:45.749+01:002009-07-25T04:54:45.749+01:00I must say, someone that negative towards hippotherapy must have had a really bad experience. I would like to know why they were attending it and is it anything that is even treatable by hippotherapy. remember this is just another form of treatment and it does not work for everyone, however i have yet to see a child not improve from it yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817853304487578335.post-38917495058654541812009-07-18T19:23:08.105+01:002009-07-18T19:23:08.105+01:00Apologies.<br /><br />Washington University, not Washington State University.<br /><br />Andrew.Andrewhttp://www.conductive-world.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817853304487578335.post-27200377116426499612009-07-18T19:09:41.104+01:002009-07-18T19:09:41.104+01:00Hardly inspiring, I am sure, in many people&#39;s eyes.<br /><br />By chance, his morning, I stumbled upon this video on Facebook. It is a good, recent news report of a study into hippotherapy at Washington State Uuiversity:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHUIZGF4o3U<br /><br />I don&#39;t have time to trace it back to the study itself but, if anyone does so, please share this information.<br /><br />You will see a quite different research design and, along with this, different means of measurement, both far superior in my view to those in the Australian study mentioned above (and no, in writing this I am not dazzled by the gizmos).<br /><br />BUT, and it is a very big BUT, listen out for the pervasive model in which movement, its development are construed, and the unquestioning biologism of this.<br /><br />It does seem that the children involved learned to balance on horseback, they and their folks seemed very pleased with the whole business and everyone enthused anew about their potential for change...<br /><br />I share their joy in this discovery.<br /><br />Is it really worth while labouring the point? <br /><br />I do hope that the cash is available next year that these lucky children and their families might have another such experience.<br /><br />But, oh dear, I do wish...<br /><br />Andrew<br /><br />PS And if you haven&#39;t realised it, this study &#39;proves&#39; nothing, one way or the other.Andrewhttp://conductive.world.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817853304487578335.post-11751026300654687612009-07-18T13:19:20.341+01:002009-07-18T13:19:20.341+01:00Thank you Andrew for this inspiring posting.<br /><br />What it inspired can be seen at:<br /><br />http://www.susie-mallett.org/2009/07/quality-of-life.htmlSusie Malletthttp://www.susie-mallett.orgnoreply@blogger.com