Listy klinické logopedie 2021, 5(2):30-362028

The effect of equine-facilitated intervention on the development of communication skills in children with neurodevelopmental disorders

Viola Jónová1, Markéta Janatová ORCID...2, Lucie Hovorková1, Xenia Svobodová3
1 Horticon, z. s., Velká Rovná 20, Pacov 395 01, Česká republika
2 1. lékařská fakulta Univerzity Karlovy, Kateřinská 1660/32, 121 08 Praha 2, Česká republika
3 Kamenitý vrch, z. s., V Potocích ev. č 318, 252 10 Černolice, Česká republika

Equine-facilitated intervention encompasses activities and therapies in areas where the horse and the person with health or social disadvantages or special needs meet. The intervention may focus on motor, psychological, social or educational areas, depending on the individual client's equine-facilitated intervention goals. By combining Speech Therapy and equine-facilitated intervention, a comprehensive intervention is provided for the client with impaired communication skills, by utilising horses, ponies and related activities. The equine-facilitated intervention can be individual or group, and some equine-facilitated intervention programmes also involve family members and caregivers. In studies of the effect of equine-facilitated intervention on children with neurodevelopmental disorders, positive effects of equine-facilitated intervention have been observed on attention, hyperactivity, vocabulary development, social interaction, communication, facilitation of eye contact and improved language skills, in addition to motor function. With the appropriate choice of intervention goals and methods, equine-facilitated intervention can promote improvement in clients' condition to the extent of their functional potential and thus enhance quality of their life.

Keywords: Equine-facilitated intervention, Speech Therapy, neurodevelopmental disorders

Received: September 30, 2021; Revised: October 31, 2021; Accepted: November 1, 2021; Published: December 14, 2021  Show citation

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Jónová V, Janatová M, Hovorková L, Svobodová X. The effect of equine-facilitated intervention on the development of communication skills in children with neurodevelopmental disorders. Listy klinické logopedie. 2021;5(2):30-36.
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