How can a horse help children with disabilities?Horses have helped children with different disabilities. The most common ones are Autism and Down Syndrome. The volunteers at different programs have noticed a difference with the children that attend regularly. Some would not even talk to anyone, including their parents. Now when they are on the horse the children are giving directions to the volunteers and the horse, and when they get off they talk to their parents about what they did. Sometimes they will even run to their parents and hug them. (Maynarich)"These children put up a wall because they have been hurt so much and a horse is able to penetrate that wall"(Dubetz) The children have blocked out everyone in their lives and keep to themselves. Stacy, president of the Fidelis Foundation in FL, said the horses are able to do things people can not do to help the children. After the horses break the barriers, the volunteers are welcomed by the children to talk and for the most part, the receive and answer from them.
This is really neat and i am sure a lot of people can connect with it. People that have problems, emotional or physical, do need something that they can love and have people, or in this case horses, help them. First hand I have experienced a person with a disability change because he had a hobby and people around him. I never really noticed why until I read this. Thank you for helping me understand:) Great job!
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