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Ada and her 3 year old horse named Red. Horses have always been my true love. Like many children, I started in the equestrian world with...

The therapy session had reached a familiar standstill. For twenty minutes, a seven-year-old girl sat across from me at the table, eyes...

As a speech therapist, I spend my days working on sounds, words, and sentences. I track progress through charts measuring how many words...

As speech therapists, we live in a world of percentages and progress reports. Insurance companies require data showing improvement, and...

Behind every successful speech therapy session at Speaking of Horses is an extraordinary equine partner whose patience, intuition, and...

In speech therapy, meaningful connections often happen in quiet moments rather than grand declarations. Today, I'd like to share a story...

"You want my child to do speech therapy... on a horse?" It's often the first question parents ask when they discover Speaking of Horses....

As speech-language pathologists, we're trained to elicit language, model correct speech patterns, and create opportunities for...

"Is this really speech therapy?" parents often ask as they watch their children laughing and engaged during sessions at Speaking of...

Communication goes far beyond just words and sentences. Effective communication includes understanding the unwritten rules of social...

Communication is at the heart of human connection. For children with language delays or disorders, developing these crucial skills can be...

As both a speech-language pathologist and an equine enthusiast, I've witnessed firsthand how combining articulation therapy with...

In the rolling hills just outside of Charlottesville, a unique therapy approach is helping children find their voices. At Speaking of...