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Adaptive Riding

Offered only at Alpharetta location.

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What is Adaptive Riding

Adaptive horseback riding also known as Therapeutic riding, is the use of horses and equine-assisted activities in order to achieve goals that enhance physical, emotional, social, cognitive, behavioral and educational skills for people who have disabilities.

Students learn riding skills in an adaptive environment taught by a licensed instructor.  It not only focuses on riding skills but also the development of a relationship between horse and rider.  It uses a team approach in order to provide treatment for the individual with the guidance of the instructor.  Benefits individuals with Physical, Psychological or Developmental needs.
There is a very wide variety of disabilities that can benefit from the therapy provided through horseback riding including:
  • Addiction/Substance Abuse problems
  • Amputations
  • Attention deficit disorder (ADD)
  • Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
  • Autism
  • Behavioral problems
  • Brain Injuries
  • Cerebral palsy
  • Cognitive defects
  • Deafness
  • Down syndrome
  • Emotional problems
  • Hearing, speech and visual impairments
  • Learning disabilities
  • Mental retardation
  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Muscular dystrophy
  • Orthopedic conditions
  • Selective mutism
  • Spina bifida
  • Spinal cord injury
  • Stroke
Benefits:
  • Confidence and Self-Esteem
  • Quality of Life for Degenerative Diseases
  • Improved balance and muscle strength
  • Improved coordination and faster reflexes
  • Increased muscular control
  • Improved postural control
  • Decreased spasticity
  • Increased range of motion of joints
  • Stretching of tight or spastic muscles
  • Increased endurance and low-level cardiovascular conditioning
  • Stimulates Sensory integration
  • Improved visual-spatial perception
  • Improved gross and fine motor skills
  • Improved self-confidence
  • Increased self-esteem and self-image
  • Development of patience
  • Emotional control and self-discipline
  • Expansion of locus of control
  • Sense of normality
  • Socialization and improved interpersonal skills
  • Increased perception of quality of life and life satisfaction
  • Stress reduction

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