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

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>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
>