Over the years, therapy has become an important factor in helping cure both mental and physical illnesses. Today, one therapy used for both adults and children with cerebral palsy and scoliosis is hippotherapy. Hippotherapy is the use of a horse to repair sensory motor and spinal structure. This therapy was first introduced in the BC era, but due to a lack of technology research into the therapy was put on hold until 1875 when Dr. Chassaign began looking into activities that can help improve things like posture, balance and joints. movement. Hippotherapy helps improve sensory motor skills and the structure of the spine. This opinion is based on observations made at Heavenly Hoofs, which is a place that deals with therapeutic riding. Hippotherapy can help children and adults with spinal and range-of-motion problems by using the horse's movement to slowly fix sensorimotor skills. In fact, the movement of a horse is very similar to that of a human being. The movement of the horse not only keeps the patient aware of his actions, but stimulates his senses to allow him to think about what he needs to do, which allows for constant use of his brain waves. According to Infinitec in the article Hippotherapy, the rhythmic movement of a horse helps stabilize the patient's condition which in return also improves posture, balance, mobility and function (Infinitect). For example, at Heavenly Hoofs each lesson consists of activities that allow the patient to use their fine motor skills. In this case Patient A has a severe case of cerebral palsy. Patient A initially had difficulty maintaining a firm grip and a straight back, but improved as the weeks went by. Patient A is now able to bring his leg over the crotch to mount... the center of the card... the other. Horse therapy helps people who have been affected by conditions such as scoliosis and cerebral palsy by helping them get their lives back. Works Cited Aetna. (1997, March 31). Clinical policy bulletin: hippotherapy. Retrieved March 7, 2014, from issue: 0151 http://www.aetna.com/cpb/medical/data/100_199/0151.html AHA. (2010). American Hippotherapy Association. Retrieved November 5, 2013, from Hippotherapy as a Treatment Strategy http://www.americanhippotherapyassociation.org/hippotherapy/hippotherapy-as-a-treatment-strategy/ Infinitec. (n.d.). Hippotherapy. Retrieved November 5, 2013, from Infinitect http://www.infinitec.org/live/special%20animals/horses.html Levinson's, F. (2011, September 20). Horse Therapy: Changing Lives. Retrieved November 5, 2013, from Way of the Horse http://www.wayofthehorse.org/Articles/horse-therapy.html