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Guest post: How Horseback Riding Can Help Disabled Kids
by Mike Shortridge Horseback riding has long been associated as a beneficial therapy for disabled children, helping them physically, emotionally and socially, not to mention providing them with a really enjoyable pastime to take part in with their friends and family. We had a chat with Russ over at www.horseseller.com.au who helped us with the following info. Enjoy… Horse riding boosts children’s confidence Studies have shown that 90% of these riders experience an improvement in their confidence while 80% see improvement in their physical fitness and ability within around 12 weeks of starting horse riding therapy. Riding therapy can even be prescribed now by doctors and physiotherapists due to the…
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Equine Therapy at Scorpton
I don’t know about you, but, from January onwards, all I think about is horses and… riding them, of course! There’s more and more sunshine in Nottinghamshire and the trips to the yards become more pleasant, as I look through at the bright green nature through the window. As the drive goes, you can see the sun rays teasing the branches of the trees that are going to wake up soon, or touching the waters of Trent river. England is a country poor of sunshine. But exactly this shortage makes the sunshine so beautiful and valuable. In such a mood I boarded on the minibus that would take us…
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Equine Therapy-Battling with schizophrenia: Morgan’s inspiring video
Good evening to all my sweet readers! You who have followed this blog for a little longer, might remember an article about Morgan, a lovely girl from Ohio suffering from schizophrenia. You might want to know that Morgan is doing great, and also that the family altogether are doing great! Morgan is a little heroine, while her parents are real warriors, and the most impressive thing is that they fight together! I have been in touch with them and I am very glad to know that these strong people are doing awesome! Recently they sent me an e-mail with this very touching video: Finishing this post, I would like to send a plea…
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Equine therapy: Battling with schizophrenia
I was not willing to write any posts tonight, but I changed my mind when I read this post on MSN: “My daughter’s terrifying battle with schizophrenia”. The article tells the story of an American mother of two battling hard with her little daughter’s mental disorder, which claimed on her child’s life, her marriage and her savings. Things got desperate, with Morgan -the little girl- being hospitalized in psychiatry units and taking 48 pills per day. Finally, the family discovered equine therapy and they were lucky enough to find some barn nearby. From the first moment, the girl started changing and her condition since then has been constantly improving.…