Last post for tonight, I promise.

There is a new stables that has recently opened up near us that is offering hipptherapy, or horse riding therapy. I've talked to a couple of families that take their child there and both families speak highly of it. The PTs (regular and water) encourage it because they say it will help her trunk control. Dh and I are discussing it, but I have questions.

Do you take your child for hippotherapy? What do you think of it? Do you feel that your child derives a benefit from it? How often do you

What should I look out for? What safety provisions should they have? What should I see in regard to the horses and riding ring?

I'm trying to balance Em's needs with the needs of the rest of the family and it's so hard. There are only so many resources (time, money and parental energy) to go around. We already have 2-3 evenings a week taken up with activities; adding even one more disrupts the delicate balance we have now.

Thanks!