Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
 
  
 
  What is Therapeutic Riding?
 
  Benefits
 
  Riders
 
 I love riding, the horse teaches me things. The horse has taught me to use my body. My body can speak a special language to the horse, it’s talking without speaking. I was not a popular student in class until I began my riding lessons.   
( 15 year old with severe physical and emotional disabilities )

The categories of riders who benefits from the therapeutic riding sessions

1. Neurological conditions

  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Poliomyelitis
  • Spinal Bifida
  • Muscular Dystrophy
  • Developmental Delays
  • Traumatic Brain Injuries including paraplegia and quadriplegia
  • Congenital disabilities 
  • Autism

2. Sensory

  • Deficits
  • Deaf and hearing impaired
  • Blind and visually impaired
  • Perception Problems

3. Cognition

  • Cognitive Deficits
  • Mentally Handicapped
  • Learning Disabled

4. Mental disorders

  • Psychiatric problems
  • Behavioral problems
  • Post Traumatic Stress, (Victims of terror attacks, Rape victims, traumatized soldiers)

5. Speech Difficulties

  • Speech impairments

6. Social emotional disorders

  • Children at risk
  • Challenged adults

7. Other

  • Acquired diseases
  • Terminal illness