Pediatric Occupational Therapy & Equine-Assisted Care

Transforming play, motor skills development, and sensory regulation through equine-assisted therapy and horse movement in Delta, BC.

Our Pediatric Occupational Therapy (OT) program merges evidence-based clinical therapy with the rich, sensory environment of our farm sanctuary.

Led by Registered Occupational Therapists (OTs) and certified equine professionals, our sessions utilize equine-assisted therapy through hippotherapy, farm animal care, and nature play to help children and youth achieve meaningful everyday goals.

Sensory Regulation: Processing tactile, movement (vestibular), and body position (proprioceptive) inputs in a calm, outdoor setting.  

Gross & Fine Motor Skills: Enhancing core stability, balance, coordination, posture, grooming dexterity, and hand strength.  

Social-Emotional & Executive Function: Fostering task planning, self-awareness, emotional regulation, frustration tolerance, and peer interaction.  

Independence & Life Skills: Supporting animal caretaking routines, safety awareness, self-advocacy, and daily living tasks.

Clinical Note: Hippotherapy refers to how an Occupational Therapist uses the purposeful, rhythmic movement of a horse as a tool in equine-assisted therapy. The multi-dimensional movement of the horse's gait mimics human walking, providing the child's body continuous physical and neurological feedback to enhance balance, muscle tone, and core alignment.