About Us

Aim and Vision

Holistic Hooves Therapy aims to provide holistic and comprehensive Occupational Therapy services which incorporate Equine Assisted Therapy, including the speciality of Hippotherapy.

Our focus is to enhance the well-being of individuals through holistic and collaborative therapeutic interventions which centre around the unique benefits of equine-assisted activities.

Meet the OT

Ariana Fazelat, OTR, MSc, PgC (Dist)

Ever since I can remember, horses have been a love of mine and part of my life. I always knew I wanted to work with equines in my career, and then I discovered Equine Assisted Therapy and the speciality of Hippotherapy. It was always my goal to own my own practice, and to empower and change lives through the therapeutic relationship with equines.

I qualified in 2020 with my Master’s in Occupational Therapy from Brunel University London, and I have worked as an Occupational Therapist in the NHS for 4 years. Back in America where I grew up, I also volunteered many hours with several therapeutic riding and hippotherapy centres, and I completed a 500-hour hippotherapy internship as part of my undergraduate degree.

In 2024, I received my Postgraduate Certificate with Distinction in Advancing Practice from Ulster University, allowing me to deliver Equine Facilitated Therapy and Hippotherapy services.