
Hooves Up!
Binchtopia
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The Benefits of Horseback Riding for Autistic Kids
Hippotherapy is also known as equine assisted therapy. I argued to be effective for many groups of people from troubled teens to those with physical disabilities. Physical and occupational therapists say that riding horses strengthens the limbs and muscles of people with cerebral palsy and multiple sclerosis paraplegia. It really works with notoriously difficult juvenile offenders. Because it's like they respect the horse.
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