"Kids do well if they can" -Ross Greene

May 7, 2026

When you imagine occupational and speech therapy, a horse usually isn’t in the picture. But at Speech in Motion and Occupational Therapy in Motion, barnyard animals are an integral part of the process.

 “It is very different from the therapists that we worked with prior  to starting here,” Kelly said. “After Brendan’s diagnosis, you’re kind of thrown into what approach to take with therapy. It wasn’t until we came here and worked with this team of therapists that it was  child-centered. It’s recognizing the child that’s in front of you and not just a goal that you want them to meet.”

December 11th, 2019

SLPIM owner, Tina Rocco coauthored an article with colleagues Neita Miller and Ruth Dismuke-Blakely for The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Leader Live:
"Exploring Use of Hippotherapy as a Treatment Tool"  

July 2019

Islandia, NY Pal-O-Mine Equestrian, Inc. announced that Tina M. Rocco M.A. CCC-SLIP, HPCS, a well-respected speech language pathologist has been recognized by the American  Hippotherapy Association as the recipient of The Barbara Glasow Therapist of the Year Award for 2019.  Rocco’s practice, Speech Language Pathology in Motion, utilizes uses interactions with horses,  equine movement (hippotherapy) and the farm environment at Pal-O-Mine  within its speech therapy sessions to support a variety of speech and  language goals.   

July 2019

SLPIM Owner, Tina M. Rocco M.A. CCC-SLP, HPCS appeared in "Long  Island Business News" in recognition of her receiving the 2019  American Hippotherapy Association Barbara Glasow Therapist of the Year award.  The award was presented at the American Hippotherapy Association international conference in Lexington KY on March 23rd, 2019.  The Barbara Glasow Therapist of Year Award is intended to recognize the exceptional achievements of therapists who utilize hippotherapy as a treatment tool within their practice. 

September 26, 2018

Combining  a Passion for Speech Therapy and Horses Molloy College Alumna Tina M. Rocco Brings Hope and Help to Children and Families:

While Tina M. Rocco, BS ('05), MA CCC-SLP, HPCS, was a student at Molloy College, she was on the equestrian team, was the team captain in 2004-05, and qualified for the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association National Finals, and went on to receive an MA in speech-language pathology. In 2011 Tina combined her passion for speech pathology and  horses and opened her private practice Speech Language Pathology in  Motion.  

March 1, 2016

Article By: Katie Carroll, The Human Animal Bond Research Initiative (HABRI). "Horses and Speech Therapy - The Unexpected Connection: An Interview with Tina Rocco, M.A. CCC-SLP, HPCS"

August 22, 2016
Verizon  FiOS1- Long Island was at Pal-O-Mine Equestrian to cover some of the exciting things happening there, including The C.A.M.P. Program!  

May 1st, 2012 

L.I. Pulse  Article: Tina  M. Rocco, owner of Speech Language Pathology in Motion, has become a Board Certified Hippotherapy Clinical Specialist (HPCS).