Joyce--Don't know if this helps you but here in Ct BESB ( Bd. of Ed Services for the Blind ) will fund recreation activities--so many families get hippo therapy covered by them if Ins. won't pay...the down side child must have vission issues that qualify them for services..... Joy- Mom to Sarah almost 13, Cp, Mosaic for Turners Syndrome, & Bilateral cataracts ( 1 IOl now) And Joshua -11 years old- SID, OCD, ADHD ---------- >From: Bruce notte <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Funding for theraputic horseback riding >Date: Mon, Sep 25, 2000, 10:49 AM > >Hello, > >My name is Joyce, mother of Anthony 10 years, spastic quadriplegic. We >live in New Jersey and I am interested in finding out if anyone has been >successful in getting either their health insurance company or the DDD >to pay for hippo therapy (therapeutic horseback riding). My son wants to >go but it costs $85 per hourly session. (ouch). > >Thanks! > >Joyce >