History
The term therapeutic riding was originally used in Germany to address orthopedic dysfunctions such as scoliosis. The physician would engage a physical therapist and a specially-trained horse and instructor to address the strength and orthopedic dysfunction for one year, after which the patient was discharged. The physical therapist worked with the physician and the patient to attain the patient's goals, and the instructor was responsible for the horse. This later became known as hippotherapy in the US.
A special kind of hippotherapy is "huifbedrijden" or wagon-bed riding, developed in the Netherlands in the 1990s.
Read more about this topic: Therapeutic Horseback Riding
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