Horse therapy has been used with people who have been abused, have autism, down syndrome, ADHD or ADD, are foster children, and ones that have been in an accident and have injuries. The most common ones that has been researched are the programs that help children with autism and down syndrome. The volunteers that work with autistic children notice a difference in their behaviors around the horses and them.(Dubetz) "He feels freedom. He feels independence. He feels powerful. He feels skilled. In his daily life, as much as we try to set him up for success, he often feels frustrated and less than able, less than his peers in terms of what he can accomplish...."(New Heights) Mary's son has Autism and she notices a difference with the way he acts. She says that when he is on the horse he feels like he is free, in control, and successful, which is more than what they could do for him in his daily life.
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