Polish Hippotherapeutic Association (PHA) was founded in 1992 during the first polish hippotherepeutic conference “Hippotherapy – theory, practice, possibilities” . Since 1999 is a member of FRDI. The Society was established by doctors, therapists and horsemanship instructors who since 80’s were engaged in introducing hippotherapy into rehabilitation of disabled people, especially children with cerebral palsy. In Poland, the word hippotherapy defines all therapeutic activities concerning horses and horse riding therefore the Society offers not only horse physiotherapy but also therapeutic horse riding and even recreation and horsemanship sport for disabled people. Currently the Society has about 300 members.