Philppa World - How Camarguais Horses Help People

We started Philippa Project looking to understand the world through the world of horses, as Franklin Foer did through the world of soccer.

We looked at how Google would rank this search.
First we got confirmation that when typing "How soccer", the top search was indeed "How Soccer Explains the World"

Then we started to type "How Horses", and then we found out that the top search coming up was "How Horses Help People".

This search was getting about 8,190,000 results in 0.39 seconds

What an interesting result!

We had to investigate these results and see if Camarguais horses could respond to this need for help people are searching for.

First what kind of help are they searching for?

Here is the top ranked site we have found. It is actually a HubPage. The subject is Hippotherapy. How horses help people injured or handicaped.

Note: Some say though blogs and hubpages provide almost the same SOE(search engine optimization) ranking levels, Hubpages have the ability to create a greater amount of traffic from its own community of Hubbers.

MSNBC followed injured GI's who would use Hippotherapy to be able to walk again. Indeed, the motion of the horse help anyone injured or handicaped to rebuild core muscle and pelvis muscles so critical to be able to walk. Hippotherapy is a very confortable, smoothe but efficient way to rebuild muscles, improve coordination, posture and balance while at the same time strenthening the respiratory system. The entire body needs to work out.

Not only horses can help physically injured or handicapped people, they can also help mentally injured or handicapped people.

We know that horses are not predators and their only way to survive is to sharpen their senses to feel danger and run away from the danger. They might have a small brain, they are very sensitive. They also have an incredible ability to mirror emotions and can help people to improve their cognitive, emotional, and social skills.

Conditions most often treated by hippotherapy:
. Cerebral palsy
. Multiple sclerosis
. Down syndrome
. Developmental delay
. Autism
. Stroke
. Traumatic brain injury
. Spinal cord injury
. Spina bifida
. Convulsive disorders
. Amputation
. Muscular dystrophy
. Visual and Hearing Impairment

This therapy has given results in:
. Joint mobility
. Balance
. Muscle tone
. Head and trunk control
. Strength
. Motor skills and coordination
. Cardiovascular conditioning
. Postural control
. Symmetry
. Sensory integration
. Communication skills
. Psychological, cognitive, and behavioral functioning

Now what kind of horses are used for such therapy?
The horse should not be too tall.
It is important that this horse has a nice and slaw walk with nice hips' movements.
Cold blooded horses are of course preferable.

So the Camarguais horse certainly can be a good candidate.
We have found a German web site promoting Hippotherapy on Camarguais horses.

To know all about the Hippotherapy, we recommend the Federation of Riding For The Disabled.

The American Hippotherapy Association is also full of information and you can even get the magazine published twice a year which features a variety of high-quality articles related to the practice of hippotherapy.