- B ecause horses require not only physical skill but also cognitive skill for achievement, riding reveals the strengths and weaknesses of the rider.
W hile most traditional therapeutic techniques often reach a plateau where the rider may lose motivation, the pleasure and excitement of riding acts to encourage rider to work through the pain and discomfort.
So what we will do to assist you to get backup on your horse is to:......
Physical
- Improved balance and muscle strength
- Improved coordination and faster reflexes
- Increased muscular control
- Improved postural control
- Increased range of motion of joints
- Increased endurance and low-level cardiovascular conditioning
- Stimulates Sensory integration
- Improved discipline
- Improved self-confidence
- Increased self-esteem and self-image
- Development of patience
- Emotional control and self-discipline
- Improved risk-taking abilities
- Sense of normality
- Socialization and improved interpersonal skills
- Increased perception of quality of life and life satisfaction
- Stress reduction
- Improved multitasking ability
- Cognitive Defects
- Addiction/Substance Abuse problems
- Amputations
- Behavioral problems
- Learning disabilities
- Emotional problems
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Mounting and dismounting the horse
- Sitting on the horse using proper posture
- Riding forward
- Riding Backward
- Riding Sideways
- Extending arms overhead
- Extending arms outstretched to side
- Holding arms outstretched forward and then overhead, with pole or stick grasped with both hands
- Swinging arms alternatively forward and backwards
- rotating the trunk with arms outstretched
- standing in the stirrups
- turning side to side while sitting
- reaching to touch horses ears or tail