Also called: Equine-Assisted Therapist (PT/OT/SLP), HPCS
Licensed therapist who uses the movement of a horse as a treatment tool.
Positions a child with cerebral palsy on a slowly walking horse so its rhythmic motion builds core strength and balance, while a handler and side-walkers keep everyone safe.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 7 years after high school. PT, OT, or speech therapy license plus hippotherapy training and certification.
Ways in: Graduate school, Certification. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Occupational Therapy, Exercise Science, Communication Disorders.
Growing about average. Small niche.
Low risk for 10 years. Little to automate: reading a child and a horse at once in a live session stays human.
Classes: Anatomy & physiology, Agriscience (FFA), Psychology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-1122.
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