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The motion of the horse simulates the human walk. Therefore, when sitting on a horse, the hips move in a forward and backward motion, side to side, and a rotational ‘swing’. In addition, without interacting with the horse at all, his motion stimulates every muscle in the rider’s body through his movements, whether the rider [...]
“There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of man.” –Winston Churchill When JJ was in his elementary school years, he participated in therapeutic horse-back riding for several years which had many benefits. The value of horse-back riding has been recognized as therapeutic as early as 600 B.C [...]
Seeking Advice “Our 7 year old son has just been diagnosed with mild autism. He interacts well but sometimes, he goes into his own world and shuts everything out. He is always the “difficult” one, not eating what the others eat, not sleeping when he should. He has no empathy at all. Loud sounds are [...]
by Sue Adams, Ex. Dir. Atlantic Riding Center for Health When reviewing medical information, we always look to see if the child is verbal or not. If it says non, then the first question to the parents is, “Does your child make noises?” If the answer is yes, we will ask the child to make [...]
By Sue Adams, Ex. Dir. Atlantic Riding Center for Health The motion of the horse stimulates every muscle in the body when in motion. This motion helps build core muscles through exercises astride the horse. It creates a motion that needs a balance response from the rider which also improves muscles and results in posture [...]
by Sue Adams & Rindy Faust Each rider entering therapeutic horseback riding needs to have an initial evaluation. When we know the rider is diagnosed with Autism, we prepare days a head of time to make the visit as uneventful as possible. This meaning we want the rider as comfortable as possible in a new [...]
