Benefits of Therapeutic Riding

Therapeutic riding has made a difference in the lives of many people. Change through Chance originally began as a program to help youth who might face difficulty in their school or home lives. Since then, we have expanded, and now assist those with:

• ADD/ADHD
• Autism
• Behavioral Disability
• Brain Injury
• Cerebral Palsy
• Dyslexia
• Down’s Syndrome
• Emotional Disability
• Hearing Impairment
• Learning Disability
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Seizure Disorder
• Spina Bifida
• Stroke
• Visual Impairment

Benefits include:

• Improved self esteem
• Independence
• Increased attention span
• Language development
• Improved communication
• A sense of empowerment
• Teamwork skills
• Greater mobility, flexibility and balance