So a while back I overheard a group at
Shepherd Center talking about horseback riding therapy or, Hippotherapy. I
called for information as soon as I could when I heard them say, “It helps the
disabled become enabled!” Now you can get help grooming or caring for a horse,
but I felt no need for that. I wanted help riding to improve my gait!
You can get the
most help through your balance, which is an area where I need significant help.
You will also receive help with strengthening your core, posture, working
muscles, stretching, I heard that horseback riding mimicked walking so I was
gung-ho about it.
Sadly, I did it
for about a year and I wasn’t seeing the results I wanted. I only saw a tiny
bit of gains. Now I don’t want to discourage you from riding so I’m going to
tell you this.
I only did horseback riding once a week and in
case it’s like other things I’ve encountered it needs more work than that. It
needs a ton of repetition. Instead of going once a week I should have gone 3
times a week to get the success that I wanted. I just didn’t have time for
that. Maybe one day I will but I’m guessing not anywhere in the near future.
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