Equine Therapy for Trouble kids and Handicapped Children

Equine riding is not just for a person owning a horse. There is one type of therapy that usually contains people or animals, it is animal-supported therapy is a therapeutic approach that brings animals and individuals with physical and/or emotional needs together to perform the therapy. Today there are programs out there that help kids that are in trouble with the law, or come from broken homes, or even children that have autism or even Down syndrome. Horses are a great source for therapy and bonding. There are many types for programs out there to help these children. Lots of them are non-profit organizations and relay on donations. Therapeutic riding programs for disabled children has been around for a while. Some of these programs are ran from charities and are non-profit organizations. These programs help kids build muscle and balance. Equestrian therapy is particularly applied to children with Attention Deficit Disorder, a delay in mental development, autism, or anxiety, or even dementia. Genetic syndromes and Down syndrome, trauma from brain injuries, and other health issues. Muscle tone is one physical aspect of a disabled child that needs to be corrected and learning to ride a horse can provide the needed healing for this muscle defect. There for riding a horse would teach the child to balance his or her body while enjoying the experience of riding a horse. The lack of having coordination such as hand-eye of the child can be corrected while learning how to ride the pony or the horse. These positive or good results can be accomplished through standard physical therapy but riding a horse can be a more pleasant learning experience to the child. Equine therapy helps teenagers that are in trouble with the law or come from broken homes or even homes where the parent just does not care about the child/children. Teenagers that suffer from doing badly in school or having problems with alcohol or drugs may benefit from this program. Troubled teens are typically in a state of aggression, defiance, or anger. Using horse therapy with these teenagers helps maintain a continuous and healthy chemical balance. Not only do horses provide therapy as a result of chemical connecting between the human and horse, it also provides troubled youth with a chance to learn how to control and work with animals. Knowledge of horses and how to work with horses will help them in their day to day lives as they deal and work with humans. Kids with emotional and behavioral issues can be difficult to work with. Most of the young adults or children are slow to trust adults, and may not be reluctant to trust anyone at all. In adding the emotional or behavioral issues are caused by abuse, the child will be angry and likely to have emotional outbursts. Therapy that includes an equine assisted program can be of great benefit to this type of person. There are several features of cognitive/equine assisted therapy that work good with kids who have emotional, mental issues and behavioral issues. One of the simplest features is change. When a young or young adult is focused on feeding, grooming, or exercising a horse, his/her focus is no longer on his/her own issues and problems. This is far from being a means of escape, but caring for the horse offers an often-needed break for the person's emotions and intelligence. It can actually help the person like they belong and also feel refreshed and energized because the mind has been allowed to rethink and rest from its current problems or issues. Teenagers or young adults have gone on to other riding programs and won ribbons or awards, from jumping classes and even trail and barrel racing.

Conclusion is that people think horse are just for riding but they are good for therapy from children with disabilities to teenagers breaking the law or even coming from broken homes. Horses but their trust in kids and adults to take care of them. This program or programs help build that trust for horse and rider. If you miss treat a horse they will react the same way an adult or children do. They launch out at you because there is no trust, Children are the same way. These programs are mostly non-profit organizations so all the donations help keep these programs going.