Animals have always accompanied people in various activities. Therefore, one of the animals that help people is a horse that has been used for rehabilitation known as hippotherapy since the time of Hippocrates. Hippotherapy is currently a very well-known rehabilitation method used in numerous neurological, psychiatric and physical disorders in patients of all ages. In particular, it is often used as an element of complex therapy for children, so hippotherapy is a form of rehabilitation that can help children improve physical and mental disorders. “Hippotherapy literally means “therapy with the help of a horse”'” and comes from the Greek word hippos, meaning '''horse''' (Granados and Agis 191). Therapeutic horseback riding dates back to ancient Greek times Hippocrates was the first to discover its benefits but after him no scholar describes its benefits, even though it has many years of history. In 1875, Chassaignac noticed that hippotherapy strengthens muscles of horsemen so that it can help improve the overall posture of the body. (Granados and Agis 191) Hippotherapy gained popularity after the Second World War thanks to the Germans who introduced hippotherapy to the rest of the world Treatment centers began appearing in Canada and the United States, and were aimed at treating multiple sclerosis, stroke, Down syndrome, spinal cord injuries, attention deficits and autism. (Maysoun, et al. 1) Furthermore, horses are an important element of hippotherapy. "The horse should be able to "'walk under itself,'" which means that when the horse is walking, its rear foot will step in the same place as the front foot just stood" because the horse is responsible for sending the sensory input ...... middle of paper ...... children with sensory and motor problems. " The Exceptional Parent" 33.11 (2003): 55-7, 59. Web. November 27, 2011. Hamill, Darrell, Kathleen Washington, and Owen R. White. "The Effect of Hippotherapy on Postural Control in Sitting for Children with Paralysis cerebral" 16 November 2011. Debuse, Dorothee, Colin Chandler and Catherine Gibb. "An exploration of the physiotherapists' point of view Germans and British on the effects of hippotherapy and their measurement". 2011Roberto Casas, et al. "Study on the therapeutic effects of an advanced hippotherapy simulator in children with cerebral palsy: a randomized controlled trial Musculoskeletal Disorders BMC 11 (2010): 71-76". Premier of academic research. Network. November 16. 2011