Sunrise, Inc. promotes the wellness of mind, body and spirit for the physically, mentally, and socially disabled people through therapeutic horseback riding.  The program consists of a weekly riding lesson geared toward the ability/disability of each rider.

There are many physical benefits of the therapeutic horseback riding program:

• Body Abstraction: relates parts of the horse's body to own

• Muscular Strength: relaxes, stimulates, and develops muscles while riding

• Heath and Hygiene: students learn to care for horses

• Balance and Rhythm: students learn movement and balance by learning to ride horses

• Directionality: students learn their left from their right

• Language Development: language used simultaneously with an object, experience or activity enhances learning

The mental and emotional benefits of our program are:

• Develops Self Confidence: students grasp the feeling of having control over themselves and the horse

• Improves Concentration & Self Discipline: students level of interest, listening skills, and ability to follow directions increase

• Provides Emotional Uplift: students realize they can do a difficult tack which many of their able bodied peers cannot

• Feeling of Independence: riding provides a feeling of complete independence and awareness of one's body that is difficult to achieve through conventional thera

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