Equine-Assisted Activities and Therapies and Autism Ranking:

Cost and Time

Cost

The cost of using EAAT will depend on a number of factors including the supplier, the type of EAAT being provided, the length and frequency of treatment and the needs of the individual participant.  There may also be additional costs for the initial evaluation, travel and equipment.

Some providers will charge per session, others will charge by the month and others will charge for a full course of treatment.  For example, when we did an online search on 1 June 2018 we found suppliers charging between £45 and £75 per hour for a single session, although the costs were less if you booked multiple sessions at the same time.  It is sometimes possible to get therapeutic riding for free via voluntary bodies such as Riding for the Disabled.

Time

The length and frequency of EAAT may vary depending on the specific form of EATT, the particular programme being followed, and the needs of the individual client. For example, an individual therapeutic horseback riding programme may run over several weeks (anything between 6-30 weeks) and include one or two sessions a week, each session lasting between 45-60 minutes.   Those sessions may be split between preparation work, work on the horse, and then further activity afterwards.

Parents are not normally directly involved in most forms of EAAT but they may have to spend time driving their children to and from the facility and waiting for them while they undertake the EAAT.

Updated

17 Jun 2022

Last Review

01 Dec 2018

Next Review

01 Sep 2024