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"Horses for Body Mind and Soul": It is the headline, the idea of the 13th Congress for Therapeutic Riding in Münster the 12th-15th august 2009. More than 1.000 specialists representing 40 nations and even more are expected in Münster`s indoor arena "Messe und Congress Centrum Halle Münsterland". They will come to change their know-how and to extend it.
 
The first congress took place in 1974 in Paris/ France. Since that year scientifics, medicals and therapists meet every three years for workshops, discussions and lectures.
 
After the year of 1982 in Hamburg, Germany has the honour to host this important congress for the second time. The german committee for therapeutic riding has more than 3.000 members and is leading in schooling and educating therapists. Worldwide people is severely interested in the german method how to school. Therefore the german committee for therapeutic riding feels proud to organize this congress after those in Hungary in 2003 and Brazil in 2006.
 
For the very first time patients, parents and young people, interested in the profession as therapist ,are invited to assist the congress in Münster.
 
Renowned professors as Prof. Dr. med. Ingeborg Krägeloh-Mann, Prof. Dr. Ulrike-Göttl, Prof. Dr. Martin Schmidt, Dr. Martin Häussler and Prof. Dr. Gerd Hölter undertake the congresses` scientific direction in the congress-centre "Messe und Congress Centrum Halle Münsterland".