Therapeutic riding is not teaching disabled individuals how to ride. Nor is it counseling on horseback. Nor is it physical therapy on horseback.
Therapeutic riding is using the motion of the horse along with specific exercises to stimulate the rider's brain to heal the mind and mend the body.
Therapeutic riding works by triggering the brain's built in repair mechanism - called neuroplasticity - which then regulates and optimizes human physiology including muscle tone, hormone regulation, emotional balance, and other functions.
What Is Therapeutic Riding?
Therapeutic riding is not teaching disabled individuals how to ride. Nor is it counseling on horseback. Nor is it physical therapy on horseback.
Therapeutic riding is using the motion of the horse along with specific exercises to stimulate the rider's brain to heal the mind and mend the body.
Therapeutic riding works by triggering the brain's built in repair mechanism - called neuroplasticity - which then regulates and optimizes human physiology including muscle tone, hormone regulation, emotional balance, and other functions.
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Who Should Try Therapeutic Riding
Therapeutic riding is a customized solution for those who struggle with:
Neuro-developmental disorders like autism and cerebral palsy
Neuro-psychological disorders like depression, anxiety, and PTSD
Learning disabilities like dyslexia and dyscalculia
The brain regions stimulated by the motion of the horse are exactly those areas of the brain affected in these particular conditions.
Learn moreabout specific cases currently being treated by this improved method of therapeutic riding.
The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests the heart. Proverbs 17:3
As fire refines precious metals by removing impurities, so too does the trainer refine the horse by daily gymnastic work in the arena.
The time tested gymnastic training process of the Old School improves the horse by imparting mobility to joints, strength to muscles, and refinement to the intellect.