Hoofbeats
to Healing is dedicated to serving adults, children, and their families
in improving the quality of life of these individuals with emotional,
physical, and developmental disabilities. Hoofbeats to Healing assists
each individual to his or her specific needs either through therapeutic
riding, driving or communication sessions. Our horses have a great rhythmic
gait that naturally stimulates the body and works the muscles of the rider
in a similar fashion as if they were walking. This can also help strengthen
and tone the riders muscles, improves hand/eye coordination and focus,
balance and flexibility, concentration, self-esteem, gross/fine motor
skills, social skills, self-awareness, discipline, and most importantly
independence.
Some
of the Benefits of Therapeutic Riding:
- Improves
Balance and Flexibility
- Increase
Muscle Strength and Tone, Range of Motion, and Fine/Gross Motor Skills
- Increases
Self-awareness, Concentration, and Discipline.
- Improves
Self-esteem, Independence, and Social skills.
- Improvements
seen in the areas of Comprehension, Communication, and Problem Solving.
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Therapeutic
Riding is offered to, but certainly not limited to:
- Visual
Impairment
- Learning
Disabilities
-
Cerebral Palsy
- Mental
Retardation
-
Spina Bifida
- Developmental
Disabilities
- Head
Trauma
- Autism
-
ADD/ADHD
- Stroke/Heart
Attack Patients
-
Spinal Cord Injuries
- Emotional
Disabilities
-
Multiple Sclerosis
- Hearing
Impairment
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