In addition to offering teletherapy services, we are following CDC and ND Dept of Health guidelines to safely provide services at our clinic location.
Contact our office if you are interested in receiving a copy of our SMART RESTART policies and procedures.
If you are looking for OT, PT, or Speech-Language Therapy contact us today. 701.356.0062 or email info@beyondboundaries.us
Effective 11/16/2020 - Based on recent state updates and guidelines, masks must be worn while on site at Beyond Boundaries Therapy.
Beyond Boundaries Therapy provides hippotherapy with use of specially trained physical and occupational therapist. It involves the therapist using the characteristic movements of a horse to provide carefully graded motor and sensory input. A foundation is established to improve neurological function and sensory processing, which can be generalized to a wide range of daily activities. Unlike therapeutic horseback riding, the movement of the horse is a means to a treatment goal when utilizing hippotherapy as a treatment strategy.
The horse's unique walk transfers variable, repetitive and rhythmic movement to the client, which provides sensory input to the brain and nervous system. The resultant responses in the client are similar to human movement patterns of the pelvis while walking. An average horse takes 120 walking steps per minute, allowing 120 chances each minute for a client to experience this unique movement that cannot be replicated by other apparatus or equipment.
During a session the therapist, working in conjunction with a specially trained horse handler, can grade or adapt this move-ment to provide a "just right challenge" for each client. Most clients respond very enthusiastically to hippotherapy treatment and thoroughly enjoy the opportunity to engage with the horse in an environment that is much different than the typical therapy clinic.
It helps with strength, control, balance, posture, endurance, coordination, sensory integration, and understanding of visual cues.
A wide variety of clients can experience benefits from hippother-apy. Some diagnoses commonly treated by our therapists in-clude:
Sessions typically last 45-60 minutes, with a portion of each session on the horse, as well as a portion of the session off the horse.
Insurance or Medicaid is billed directly for this program. Families are responsible for deductibles, copay-ments and any portion of the program not covered by their policy.
All hippotherapy sessions take place at the NDSU Equine Center—5140 19th Avenue North, Fargo, ND 58102 Contact us today to see if Hippotherapy is right for you.
Summer
Mon–Thurs: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm, Fri: closed
School Year
Mon–Thurs: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm, Fri: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Contact our office at 701.356.0062
3001 11th St S
Fargo, ND 58103
Phone: (701) 356-0062
Fax: (701) 356-5412