Benefits For Special Needs
For our participants, learning to communicate with a horse provides a sense of independence that can defy disability. Once someone has the power to control a horse’s actions, they gain a new perspective on what they are capable of doing and their fight against whatever life throws at them.
Some of the conditions that have had known improvements through equine-assisted activities:
Children & Adults with Developmental Delays
ADD/ADHD
Autism Spectrum
Cerebral Palsy
Muscular Dystrophy
Down Syndrome
Spina Bifida
Traumatic Brain Injury
Multiple Sclerosis
Parkinson’s Disease
Sensory Integration Disorder
Vision and Hearing Impairments
Weight Control
PTSD, Anxiety and many others