New Rockford Location for BraveHearts to Serve Veterans and Children

New Rockford location for BraveHearts to serve veterans and children

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — The therapeutic horseback riding program BraveHearts is expanding into Rockford. "in order to grow our programs, we need to have more farm, just two facilities with 20 acres each just wasn't doing enough," said volunteer coordinator Amanda Bethards. "We needed to expand in order to serve more veterans, serve more children, and take care of our horses." The non-profit specializes in providing therapy and healing through ho…

Insurance plans could soon be required to cover hippotherapy in Illinois

Hippotherapy is a type of physical, occupational and speech therapy where the movement of a horse is used to treat a patient’s specific disability or disorder.

BraveHearts equine therapy program expands to Rockford ranch

The nation's "largest healing horsemanship program" that combines horses with therapy to assist veterans and others is coming to the massive Perks Ranch just outside Rockford. Called BraveHearts at Perks Ranch, the program built on the "healing

Insurance plans could soon be required to cover hippotherapy in Illinois – Capitol News IL

Hippotherapy is a type of physical, occupational and speech therapy where the movement of a horse is used to treat a patient’s specific disability or disorder, such as autism, cerebral palsy, arthritis, multiple sclerosis, strokes, head and spinal cord injuries, as well as behavioral disorders and psychiatric disorders, including PTSD.

Capitol News Illinois | Insurance plans could soon be required to cover hippotherapy in Illinois

SPRINGFIELD — Under a bill awaiting the governor’s signature, certain insurance plans would have to cover hippotherapy and other forms of therapeutic horseback riding in Illinois.