Impact of Therapeutic Riding »
Skills and capabilities gained in therapeutic riding can be applied in many areas of the lives of students. Each time the student has a success in riding, he or she learns to deal better with other problems. Many parents report improvement in school work and improved relationships with siblings and friends.
Therapeutic riding...
- Strengthens Muscles
- Improves Posture
- Reinforces standards of behavior
- Teaches problem solving
- Teaches the use of patience
- Enhances decision making
- Promotes responsibility & cooperation
- Improves focus on tasks
- Builds self confidence
The horse and human bond has been known since antiquity for its healing qualities. With a horse's non-judgmental approach, quiet trust and sense of play, students become highly motivated to achieve new heights in their physical, emotional and cognitive abilities and skills.
- Children who seldom smile...laugh out loud.
- Children who don't talk...communicate with their horses.
- Children who are anti-social...bond with the volunteers.
- Children who are bored with conventional therapy...can't wait to work hard.