Benefits of Adapted Riding/Therapeutic Riding:
Focus - Riding a horse while working on independence for sport, recreation, and education.
Benefits - Increase quality of life and teach riding skills with adaptions as necessary.
Lessons - Are lead and organized by PATH Intl and CHA, Inc. trained riding instructors
Benefits from Therapeutic Riding may include but are not limited to:
Riding Skills
Horsemanship skills
following directions, verbal, tactile & visual cues
Safety/environmental awareness
Self-esteem building
Leisure Awareness
Skill Building
Independence
Team Work
Repsonsibiity
Building Relationships
Social Awareness
Balance
Thinking skills - problem solving
Coping Skills
Therapeutic Riding teaches skills to participants as a recreational activity. The participant learns to influences the horse to reach the goals.
You may want to consider adaptive riding/therapeutic riding if
- the participant wants to learn how to ride a horse and about the skills that go along with it
- the participant needs adaptions for riding that other barns may not be able to provide i.e., seating, postural alignment, patience.
