I am going to start a new series here for the next 6 or so weeks. Many therapeutic riding centers offer both mounted and unmounted lessons. The therapeutic riding center I started with, GAIT TRC, has 60-minute lessons. Thirty minutes is on the horse and thirty minutes is in a learning room. I find off-horse activities to be very beneficial to the rider’s growth, learning ability, social skills, and horsemanship.
It inspired me to start a series based on lessons for off-horse activities. These activities are geared towards younger riders, but can be scaled for any age or skill level. Some of these activities could also be adapted to a ground-based program, depending on the goals of your participants.
A new blog will post every Monday morning so you can add some of these ideas to your weekly lessons. Check back next week for the first blog of the series all about fine motor skills!
You can find all the blog posts in this series in my new blog section: Series. This is the first of my series, but I have a few more in the works so I’ll keep you updated on what comes next.
The Equine Impact 
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