Therapeutic Program

Therapeutic riding provides opportunities for individuals with disabilities to realize their physical, cognitive, emotional and recreational goals.

Benefits from participating in these sessions are:

• Sequencing and problem solving
• Choice-making and goal-setting skills                                                     
• Increased muscle strength
• Increased range of motion and muscle tone                                   
• Improved gross and fine motor skills
• Balance
• Posture and coordination
• Increased self-confidence through structured risk-taking
• Improved language skills

In addition, equine-assisted therapy provides cardiovascular benefits by raising heart rates:

• 120 beats/minute at a walk
• 140 beats/minute at a trot
• 160 beats/minute at a canter

 

Disabilities Served by Therapeutic Riding

• Amputation
• Attention Deficit Disorder
• Autism                                                    
• Brain Injuries
• Cerebral Palsy
• Closed Head Injury
• Developmental Delay
• Downs Syndrome
• Emotional Disorders
• Hearing Impairment
• Mental Retardation
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Muscular Dystrophy
• Paralysis
• Parkinson's Disease
• Scoliosis
• Spina Bifida
• Stroke
• Vision Impairment