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About Us!

Why Choose Us, to help with your THERAPY NEEDS!

Equestrian therapy (also known as equine therapy or equine-assisted therapy) is a form of therapy that makes use of horses to help promote emotional growth and physical needs. Equestrian therapy is particularly applied to patients with ADD, anxiety, autism, delay in mental development, down syndrome and other genetic syndromes, depression, trauma and brain injuries, behavior and abuse issues and other mental health issues.

This program is individually based on the needs of the rider. Goal is to provide a positive experience and to help the rider grow in confidence that they are able to ride a horse and interact with a horse. In many instances, riders with disabilities have proven their remarkable equestrian skills in various national and international competitions.

This is How We Can Help You....

THERAPEUTIC BENEFITS OF EQUESTRIAN TRAINING

People with cognitive, psycho-motor and behavioral disabilities have shown positive results when equestrian or equine therapy is taught correctly by certified equine therapists. Just like other therapies such as physical, occupational and speech-language therapy, people with disabilities are being helped or assisted by certified therapists to cope with their disability like regular or normal people can. However, equine therapy combines all three in such a way that the patients or students do not feel that they are actually under therapy.

In the process, equestrian or equine therapy aims for its patients or students to:

Build sense of self-worth, self-concept Improve communication
Build trust and self-efficiency
Develop socialization skills and decrease isolation Learn impulse control and emotional management
Set perspective
Learn their limits or boundaries.