Resources

AHA, Inc. provides resources to therapists and other health professionals, families and third party payers.  Please check Research page for additional resources.

AHA, Inc. informational video- Click Here

For Therapists:

• Misrepresentation of Therapy Services Policy
• Marketing Brochure - Marketing your practice
• Don't Put Yourself at Risk
• How to Combat Unlicensed Practice
• Best Practices 
• Use of Hippotherapy in Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Speech Therapy
• Introduction to OT, PT and SLP incorporation hippotherapy in clinical practice ppt for healthcare professionals

• AHA Recommended Terminology

• Letters from the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) on Hippotherapy
• Letters from the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) on Hippotherapy
• Letter from the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) on Hippotherapy
• Issue Brief – “Therapeutic Riding”
• Issue Brief – Clarification on Hippotherapy and Adaptive Riding/Therapeutic Riding
• Media/Press kit 
• Research information 
• Bibliography and Reference List
• Position Statement on Coding and Billing Practices When Hippotherapy is Part of a plan of Care 
• Recent issues of HIPPOTHERAPY magazine (members only)
• Reimbursement tool Kit (Members only)
• AHA Facebook Group for Therapists click here
• AHA Facebook Group for researchers click here
• AHA Facebook Community Group click here

For Families: 

• Introduction to Therapy Services Incorporating Hippotherapy as a Treatment Tool /Strategy for Families
• Use of Hippotherapy in Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Speech Therapy
• An Overview of Hippotherapy as a Treatment Tool
• How to Combat Unlicensed Practice
• Issue Brief – “Therapeutic Riding”
• Issue Brief – Clarification on Hippotherapy and Adaptive Riding/Therapeutic Riding 
• Additional Resources 
  • Why choose and AHA, Inc. trained of AHCB Certified therapist?
  • How does hippotherapy differ from Therapeutic Riding (Adaptive Riding)?
  • Who can provide therapy services that include hippotherapy?
  • What should families/patients expect?

• Find a Therapist 
• Find a Facility 
• AHA, Inc. Community Facebook group click here

For Third Party Payers:

• An Overview of Hippotherapy as a Treatment Tool
• Use of Hippotherapy in Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Speech Therapy
• Issue Brief – “Therapeutic Riding”
• Issue Brief – Clarification on Hippotherapy and Adaptive Riding/Therapeutic Riding
• AHA, Inc clarification for third party payers 
• AHA, Inc. Bibliography
• Position on Coding and Billing
• Research resources 
• AHA, Inc. Administrator Facebook group  click here