Hippotherapy
Hippotherapy is a chance for younger riders who may not be able to ride in our group RDA lessons, to have a chance to ride at Diamond.
Therapeutic Riding and Hippotherapy
Therapeutic riding and hippotherapy are available to those who will benefit from specialist physiotherapy programmes.
The hippotheraphy programme provided at The Diamond Centre is for riders under 5 with significant postural problems with conditions such as cerebral palsy. These riders would not be able to be supported appropriately within a normal group ride and require the specialised support and supervision of a therapist who is fully qualified in the use of the horse for rehabilitation.
The unique benefits, which can be achieved from hippotherapy, are widely recognised.
Hippotherapy uses the movement of the horse as a therapeutic tool to develop the rider’s ability to achieve a symmetrical posture and to normalise muscle tone, develop trunk and head control and maintain an upright posture. The horse’s movement also provides opportunities for the rider to develop balance reactions.
The majority of riders on hippotherapy sessions use a numnah instead of a saddle in order to benefit from the warmth of the horse and to feel the normal movement through their pelvis. This also allows the riders position to be changed easily to achieve a variety of postural responses.
The Diamond Centre has its own highly qualified physiotherapist who is a member of CPTRH (Chartered Physiotherapists in Therapeutic Riding and Hippotherapy) and holds the CPTRH ‘Horse in Rehabilitation’ Level 3 – the highest level obtainable. She advises instructors and helpers in therapeutic riding sessions and assesses potential riders.
Contact us!
020 8643 7764
The Diamond Centre for Disabled Riders
Woodmansterne Road,
Carshalton, Surrey, SM5 4DT
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(please note, if you are travelling to us we are in the LEZ & new ULEZ zone)
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Registered charity number: 1045970.
The London Borough of Sutton, Animal Activity License, Hiring out horses, Licence Number: 22/00380/RIDE