A contribuição da equoterapia para o desenvolvimento de crianças com necessidades especiais

Abstract

The hippotherapy as a technique has provided in the areas of health, education and riding, biopsychosocial benefits, which are highlighted in the adequacy of muscle tone, coordination, balance, strength development, body awareness, self-confidence, sociability, this technique works aspects as: affection, self-confidence, memory and also the socialization of the patient with the environment in which lives. These gains are important in the treatment of various diseases, physical or mental. This proposal aims to determine the contribution in the development of hippotherapy for children with special needs. It constitutes a literature review through critical analysis of scientific articles, the survey was conducted by searching using the following databases: Scielo, Lilacs, Medline, Pubmed, CAPES and OTDbase. Most studies showed positive results in relation to the horse, with his movements and symbols of strength and power, provided the children improved motor behavior and the behavioral repertoire, greater independence, motivation and selfesteem. There were significant improvements in aspects psychological, behavioral, social and motor.