This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of the exercise on elderly balance ability by using hippotherapy and therapeutic ball exercise. 10 patients were assigned to the hippotherapy group and they got with 30 minutes of hippotherapy. Another 10 elderly were assigned to the therapeutic ball group and they got with 30 minutes of therapeutic ball exercise. All procedures were repeated 5 times a week for the total of four weeks. To investigate the participants balancing abilities, the Time“ Up & Go”(TUG) and One Leg Stand Test(OLST) were evaluated. The results of study were significant differences between pre-test and post-test of TUG and OLST(p<.05), and there were no significant differences between hippotherapy and therapeutic ball exercise(p>.05). The conclusion showed that both the hippotherapy and the therapeutic ball exercises were effective on elderly balancing ability. Consequently, it would be better to practice therapeutic ball than hippotherapy for elderly exercise because the more economical and there is less restriction of space than the hippotherapy.

• Kwon Young Kang(Seonam University)
• Ji Sung Kim(Suwon Women′s College)
• Yoo Rim Choi(Daegu Science University)
• Joon Hee Lee(Sehan University)
• Joong San Wang(Raphael Hospital)
• Si Eun Park(Sarang Hospital)
• Hong Rae Kim(Hyoja Hospital)
• Hee Joon Shin(Kyungwoon University)