CTRC Riders
Success at CTRC isn’t measured by scoring a goal or getting straight A’s, but rather by attaining personal goals – the confidence to get on a horse, or the ability to navigate around a barrel, or trotting once around the ring. Each week anywhere from 170 to over 200 riders achieve their goals with the aide of committed volunteers, instructors and exceptional therapy horses.
Inarguably, the opportunity to be with a horse – on the ground or in the saddle – has been a tremendous motivator for many of our riders, faced with challenges ranging from a speech impediment to Down Sydrome and everything in between, to gain powerful benefits and skills for many areas of their lives. Equine assisted activities help develop muscle tone, increase mobility, concentration, patience, sequencing, letter and symbol recognition and self-discipline.
The relationship that can occur between a rider and their horse can help a rider overcome debilitating fears. As a rider learns that they can have control of a horse, they can begin to learn that they can take control of themselves as well. Trust, impulse control, self-confidence, relationship building and natural consequences are all among the lessons learned. Further, the opportunity to give verbal commands to the horse has allowed many of our riders to greatly improve their verbal skills, and has even led to some of our riders speaking for the first time.
Because we get to witness the life altering potential of equine assisted activities every day, we are driven to share our services with anyone who could benefit.
Could you or someone you know benefit from riding in one of our programs at CTRC? If so
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