
Welcome to Amazing Achievements Occupational Therapy
Where our team of certified occupational therapists provide compassionate pediatric and adult Hippotherapy services to the Wilmington, North Carolina area. We are dedicated to improving the lives of individuals with special needs emotionally, physically and mentally through the unique combination of therapy, horses and the natural environment.Â
Our Mission
Amazing Achievements Occupational Therapy is dedicated to assisting those with special needs and their families. Individuals achieve goals in a mixture of a natural setting and then a clinical setting. Families work with our therapists for personalized goals and reach those goals through education and training.
Who We Are
We are occupational therapists who incorporate therapeutic medical quality equine movement into our therapy sessions. We have over 25 years of proven experience as certified occupational therapists and have more than 8 years of experience incorporating medical quality equine movement into our therapy sessions.


Our Therapy Partners
We partner with Coastal Therapeutic Riding Program in Wilmington, NC. They provide quality equine assisted activities and therapies for individuals with special needs locally and are accredited through the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship (PATH).
Through our partnership with CTRP, we are able to provide Hippotherapy by sharing resources including facilities, horses, volunteers, and beautiful pastures for an enjoyable experience for our patients. Together we share PATH CTRI (Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor) with CTRP in a joint venture offering the best in equine therapeutic riding services overall for those with special needs in the Wilmington, NC area.
Who We Help
Our Hippotherapy sessions incorporate occupational, physical and speech therapies with equine movement to help our patients improve both physically and mentally. We provide therapy sessions with the aid of our highly trained and experienced horses. Below is a list of the conditions and additional therapy support services we provide.
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ADHD
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Autism
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Decreased Ambulation (walking)
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Decreased Attention
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Developmental Delay
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Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)
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Feeding Therapy
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Handwriting Therapy
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Social Skills
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Play Therapy
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Sensory Processing Disorders
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Reflex Integration
How We Are Different
We are one of very few occupational therapy clinics in North Carolina that offers equine movement for sensory and neuromotor facilitation with functional occupational therapy tasks. At AAOT we work with each of our patients to develop a personalized plan of care based on their goals, needs and abilities.