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The TV documentary “Alter Eco” showcases Equiphoria.

The TV documentary “Alter Eco” showcases Equiphoria.
Innovative projects create an unexpected dynamic in a difficult economic, political and social climate causing developments of great import from within. These utopians of a modern economy, however, are no dreamers. They are realistic and pragmatic. Their approach will have you rethink the way economies work.

Director : Pierre Combroux
Producer : Pages & Images – Youssef Charifi

Duration : 52 min (The piece on Equiphoria starts at 19:04 minutes)
Partners : TV Sud | CNC | Région Occitanie

Broadcast on : TV Sud
Excerpt showcasing Equiphoria (in French, duration 10min25 ):

Partnership with KLÉSIA, the French social welfare group

With this commitment, Equiphoria will help support KLÉSIA’s innovative initiative to improve the lives of caregivers within the family, both active and retired. More

Partnership with La Mutuelle des Motards

Partnership with La Mutuelle des Motards, a French insurance company for motor cycle owners
Equiphoria will provide therapy to the policy holders and their families within the SAVE program (support and therapy for the victims of road accidents and their families). More equiphoria_mutuelledesmotards-e1478939976167 equiphoria_mutuelledesmotards2-300x188 conferencemutuelledesmotards-300x200

Hélène Viruega, co-founder of Equiphoria, is named Ashoka Fellow in 2016

Ashoka is a global organization that identifies and invests in leading social entrepreneurs — individuals with innovative and practical ideas for solving social problems.

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KLESIA Méditerranée joins forces with Equiphoria.

KLESIA Méditerranée dedicated the 9th edition of its ‘Solidaire’ initative to Equiphoria. Over the course of a week, KLESIA staff took part in workshops at Equiphoria. The collected funds go towards Equiphoria’s experimental program for victims of breast cancer and will enable the first patients to take part in this program.

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TESS© has arrived!

TESS© (Therapeutic Equine Simulator System) is a huge step forward in hippotherapy. The tool that helps patients prepare for riding a horse was developed by Equiphoria in collaboration with Racewood Simulator. It is the focus of a pilot study, financed by BPI and supported by Transferts LR. TESS© has been funded in parts by the Fondation RTE and AG2R La Mondiale.

Symposium at Equiphoria on hippotherapy and autism

The conference, addressed to medical and welfare professionals, revolved around the presentation of a clinical case of a young woman with autism spectrum disorder that showed spectacular results after undoing a therapy at Equiphoria. It was organized by Dr. Saulus, MD, who sits on Equiphoria’s scientific committee. A panel discussion with professor Jean-Philippe Boulenger, psychiatrist, professor Pierre Delion, child psychiatrist and head of department at Lille University Hospital, Dr. Diana Ribereau, adult psychiatrist at Montepellier University Hospital, and Johan De Groef, psychologist at the Institution Sint Franciscus in Brussels, followed a documentary by Equiphoria’s psychologist Délphine Corbeau.

The discussions, which focused on the scientific validation of this type of therapy, resulted in a series of working hypotheses.

Equiphoria’s Hélène Viruega speaks at ESS conference

Equiphoria’s Hélène Viruega speaks at ESS conference (‘Entrepreneur Social et Solidaire’) at the ‘Salon des Entrepreneurs 2015’ in Paris. More

Eric Dupin mentions Equiphoria in his book “Les Défricheurs”

Eric Dupin mentions Equiphoria in his book “Les Défricheurs” – a review of true French pioneers.

Equiphoria publishes its first article in an international science journal.

Equiphoria publishes its first article in an international science journal.
Tags : hippothérapie, kinésithérapie, neuroscience, publication, traumatisme crânien
“Neurological Rehabilitation after Severe Traumatic Brain Injury, New Tools, New Hopes: The Hippotherapy Approach”

The Journal of Neurology and Neurophysiology (JNN) publishes Manuela Gaviria’s research paper. Manuel Gaviria is Equiphoria’s science director. This scientific publication that specializes in multidisciplinary research of the nervous system is chaired by an international committee of members of the academia from North America, Australia, Asia and Europe. Its publications are available to researchers around the world.

Read the article (in English)