Therapeutic Riding

Mallory's horse. They moved her to this one for a couple reasons:

1. He doesn't get the shakes.

2. With a smaller frame, Mallory has to work a lot harder on balance.

3. He's not cranky.

Mallory graduated to leading her horse this year!

Every session starts with putting on our helmet.

Getting ready to ride. Notice that Mallory's horse does not have a saddle!

Mallory also does various activities while riding her horse. She has a favorite baby that she feeds, diapers, and dresses.

Working on leading.

The volunteers work so hard to make every session successful.

We even ride backwards. This helps to improve balance.

The weather has been so nice that Mallory has been able to ride her horse outside.

If you want to know more about therapeutic riding check out the Independence Farms website at www.independencefarms.org