Horse Riding

Horses are used for many different purposes. Some are used for working, some in competitive sports, some for recreational riding and some in public service.

The benefits of horseback riding are many. There are physical benefits that develop balance and coordination. Riding uses leg, abdominal, shoulders and back muscles. It also stimulates internal organs, liver function and digestion. Riding horses is great therapy.

Horseback riding is good for your mental health. It is challenging to ride and own a horse. This is exercise for the brain and riding makes you feel good.

Riding a horse makes some feel that they are with a friend that they can talk to and that this friend will not judge them. Some like the solitude of riding by themselves and communicating with their horse. They like the companionship they feel when riding their horse.

The therapeutic benefits for horseback riding are very important for people with physical, emotional and social disabilities. Horseback riding is great therapy for any age person with a disability. The places that offer therapeutic horseback riding have certified or specially trained riding instructors that teach those with disabilities how to ride a horse.
Riding helps build a relationship between the person with a disability and the horse they are riding. Riding enables them to connect with the horse on a personal level.

A person riding a horse must always take care of the horse when done riding. The cinch must be loosened and the horse needs to be cooled down. Walking the horse until it is no longer puffing does this. The saddle and blanket then needs to be taken off, saddle marks need to be removed with a damp sponge and then finish off by brushing the hair flat.