Bit-By-Bit is a nonprofit Corporation whose mission is to provide children with disabilities access to therapeutic horseback riding. Bit-By-Bit is an organization that promotes the use of the horse as a therapeutic tool to help special needs children become as strong, confident and independent as possible. Bit-By-Bit believes in the promotion of Hippotherapy or speech, physical and occupational therapy with the use of the horse. Hippotherapy may work on improving a child’s language, muscle strength, play skills, balance, coordination, socialization or cognitive, sensory and motor development.
Bit-By-Bit’s primary goals are:
- To assist children with special needs towards independence through the use of hippotherapy (OT, PT, speech therapy utilizing the horse as a tool) and therapeutic riding (recreational riding tailored to the special needs of the riders).
- To provide as many children as possible access to hippo through the use of financial scholarship.
- To support and facilitate hippo as a rehabilitative treatment method by providing financial support for specially trained horses, equipment, volunteers, and facility.
- To promote therapists’ knowledge and skill through continuing education and research opportunities.
- To promote understanding of, working together, and friendships between the special needs and able bodied populations using the love of horses as a starting point.
- To strive for excellence in all of the above!
Links to other sites of interest:
American Hippotherapy Association
North American Riding For The Hadicapped Association INC