The practicing of Equotherapy must follow the orientations by specific programs, those which have been determined and organized to take into account the main needs and capacities of the disabled persons and the ones who need special care, also having been established for specific purposes, focusing the goals that are set for each individual on attending the therapy.

The four basic programs of Equotherapy have been specialy designed designed to guide its applicance to:

• health rehabilitation for people presenting physical and mental disabilities;
  education for people showing specific learning disabilities or cognitive skills deficits;
• social rehabilitation for people presenting behavioral and developmental disturbances and for those who live at social risk situations.