The Effects of an Eleven-Week Therapeutic Riding Program on Motor Skills as Measured by the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency

Author

Angela M. Cripe, Grand Valley State University
Angela A. Schmid, Grand Valley State University

Date Approved

1996

Graduate Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Physical Therapy (M.S.)

Degree Program

Physical Therapy

First Advisor

Barb Baker

Second Advisor

Glenda Taylor

Third Advisor

Neal Rogness

Abstract

The purpose of this single-case experimental design study was to determine whether or not therapeutic horseback riding was effective in improving motor skills. The subject was a 7-year-old girl with diplegic cerebral palsy. She participated in a therapeutic riding program for 11 weeks. The Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency-Short Form (BOT-SF) was administered a total of seven times (two pretests, three tests during the riding program, and two posttests). Due to the limited number of testing sessions and only having 1 subject, the results of the study are considered inconclusive. However, based on visual analyses of graphs, some improvements in motor performance were noted. The most improvements appeared to occur with balance, bilateral coordination, upper-limb coordination, response speed, visual-motor control, and upper-limb speed and dexterity.

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ScholarWorks Citation

Cripe, Angela M. and Schmid, Angela A., "The Effects of an Eleven-Week Therapeutic Riding Program on Motor Skills as Measured by the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency" (1996). Masters Theses. 264.
https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/theses/264