The Legend of the Great Horse » therapeutic horsemanship http://thegreathorse.com/blog trilogy Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:06:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Riding horses is therapeutic and educational http://thegreathorse.com/blog/2009/10/riding-horses-is-therapeutic-and-educational/ http://thegreathorse.com/blog/2009/10/riding-horses-is-therapeutic-and-educational/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:58:46 +0000 John Royce http://www.thegreathorse.com/blog/?p=1376 Here’s an inspirational story about an occupational therapist teaching South African street children to ride horses.

The horse has had many roles in our society, some of which have been replaced by technology (eg., transportation, war, food) … however some of the oaklandvaultershorse’s most important roles in human lives remain vital. Horses are wonderful therapy, as many riders know, and are effective in both intensive rehabilitation and simple therapeutic recreation.

It is exciting to see the spread of horsemanship happening in our technological age, and it signals a recognition that our relationship with our longtime partner is still valued and valuable: a recognition that would seem to credit not only the horses, but also us humans.

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