“Providing horseback riding
opportunities to people of all ages, with and without special needs”
Special-needs
individuals are often faced with failure in social and academic areas...they
generally read poorly, experience frustration with receptive and expressive
language, exhibit poor social skills, and lack the physical abilities to
compete in athletics
Therapeutic riding teaches individuals basic riding skills (such as
mounting/dismounting, riding positions, maneuvering the horse, and various
gaits), which promote physical, emotional, and psychological developments.
The specific objectives of the lessons vary with each rider’s
needs.
Some of
the benefits include:
- Self-esteem
- Trust building
- Increased ability to listen, follow instructions and
learn
- Working in groups or as a team
- Building positive relationships with others and
horses
- Accepting responsibility
- Gain respect for themselves as well as others
- Learn responsibility
Most importantly students of Once Upon A Horse have fun!
