Atuação do pedagogo na Equoterapia

Abstract

This study presents a research on equitherapy, specifically on the role of the pedagogue in this field of non-formal education. Equitherapy is a therapeutic method performed on the horse that is inserted in an interdisciplinary approach. This seeks the development of the individual in its biopsychosocial aspects, that is, it helps and stimulates the motor, emotional and social development, aiming the well-being of the practitioner. The objective of this research was to analyze the role of the pedagogue in equitherapy, describing the possibilities to work in the profession and the attribution of the pedagogue in it. The research was characterized as meta-analysis, it searched for works of graduation or post-graduation published in the last years (2007 to 2018), being based on the following platforms of research: Portal of Periodicals - CAPES, Catalog of Theses and Dissertations and Google Scholar, having as descriptions equitherapy and Pedagogy. We conclude that the pedagogue can work in equitherapy and develop their functions and pedagogical practices with the horse, and can help the practitioner in their school development.