Therapeutic Riding Lessons
Equi-Ed offers to students with and without disabilities who participate in therapeutic riding, the opportunity to experience physical, emotional and mental benefits.
2024
Fall
Session
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September 9 - November 2
Monday Mornings,
Thursday Afternoons
and Saturday Mornings
Increased balance, muscle control, and strength:
Horseback riding gently and rhythmically moves the human body in a manner similar to the human walking gait thereby providing the upper and lower body sensation and mental image of walking. It stimulates passive exercise, which increases cardiovascular, musculatory, and respiratory strength.
Increased concentration, patience, and discipline:
Activities such as grooming, identifying parts of tack, maneuvering through an obstacle course, and learning a simple dressage pattern provide opportunities for problem-solving, impulse control, and sequencing.
Improved social skills and personal relationships:
As a social creature, the horse will readily bond with humans with no pre-judgment, in this unique relationship trust and communication can be developed.
Disabilities that can benefit include:
paralysis, autism, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, amputations, multiple sclerosis, head injury, developmental delays, learning disabilities, spina bifida, deaf, blind, and those who have experienced emotional or physical trauma.
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For enrollment, please download and complete the Medical Packet and Student Packet.
*Students must complete and return these packets to participate with Equi-Ed. In addition, students must schedule a visit to meet staff and see the facility prior to their first lesson. Please contact us to set up a time.​