Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Equine-Assisted Therapy

Therapy assisted by the use of a horse and/or its movement, including equine-assisted psychotherapy, horseback riding, and hippotherapy.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Therapy assisted by the use of a horse and/or its movement, including equine-assisted psychotherapy, horseback riding, and hippotherapy.

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Synonyms

18 entry terms
  • Equine Assisted Therapy
  • Equine-Assisted Therapies
  • Therapies, Equine-Assisted
  • Therapy, Equine-Assisted
  • Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy
  • Hippotherapy
  • Horseback Riding Therapy
  • Recreational Horseback Riding Therapy
  • Equine Assisted Psychotherapy
  • Equine-Assisted Psychotherapies
  • Hippotherapies
  • Horseback Riding Therapies
  • Psychotherapies, Equine-Assisted
  • Psychotherapy, Equine-Assisted
  • Riding Therapies, Horseback
  • Riding Therapy, Horseback
  • Therapies, Horseback Riding
  • Therapy, Horseback Riding

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Aspects Covered

12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

2010

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Previous Indexing

  • Exercise Therapy (1998-2009)
  • Horses (1976-2009)
  • Physical Therapy Modalities (1978-2009)
  • Recreation (1993-2009)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Equine-Assisted Therapy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D056147. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D056147
  2. Equine-Assisted Therapy. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equine-assisted_therapy
  3. Equine-Assisted Therapy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q290912