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Found Causes "Sunset Therapuetic Riding Center" from DALE EPPERSON on Vimeo.

If you know me at all, you know that I am not an outwardly emotional person. I am more likely to laugh than to cry. This video had me in tears for approximatly three fourths of the run time.

http://www.americanhippotherapyassociation.org/
http://sunsettrc.org/therapeutic-riding/


Hippotherapy (Equine Assisted Therapy)


Benefits
Physical Benefits:
• Improved balance.
• Strengthened muscles.
• Improved coordination, faster reflexes, and better motor planning.
• Stretching of tight or spastic muscles.
• Decreased spasticity.
• Increased range of motion of the joints.
• Reduction of abnormal movement patterns.
• Improved respiration and circulation.
• Improved appetite and digestion.
• Sensory integration.

Psychological Benefits
• General sense of well-being.
• Improved self-confidence
• Increased interest in the outside world.
• Increased interest in one’s own life.
• Improved risk-taking abilities.
• Development of patience.
• Emotional control and self-discipline.
• Sense of normality.

Social Benefits
• Friendship.
• Development of respect and love for animals.
• Increased experiences.
• Enjoyment.