7 Tips for Teaching Students with Oppositional Defiance Disorder (ODD)
During my time as an adaptive/therapeutic horseback riding instructor, I’ve had the privilege of working with a wide range of students who all had their…
TEACHING TIP: The importance of POSITIVE INSTRUCTIONS vs. Negative Instructions……or DO vs. Don’t
Let’s do a little exercise…read each phrase then see what image comes into your brain: Phrase #1: “Don’t drop the reins”! Phrase #2: “Hold the…
TEACHING TIP: Talk to your volunteers THROUGH your student!
What’s one of my top tips for working with non-verbal, limited verbal, or under responsive students: Don’t leave students out of the plan! Focus your…
Top GAMES to incorporate into lessons- no props or setup required!
As adaptive/therapeutic riding instructors, one of our goals is to make skill practice fun and engaging for our students. Games are a fantastic way to…
TEACHING TIP: Give Your Students Permission Not to Look at You
“Look at me when I’m talking to you”. From a young age, our students are often taught to “look at the teacher” or “look at…
GAME IDEA: “Horse Person’s Simon Says”- Transitions & Change of Rein
Game: “Horse Person’s Simon Says” for Transitions and Change of Rein on Rail Objective of this game: A fun way to help students practice terminology…
Considerations & Best Practice: Gait belt use in adaptive/therapeutic riding lessons
This post was prompted by a true/false question posted on the Hoof Falls & Footfalls Facebook page and the resulting answers, comments, and discussions. A…
GAME IDEA: Counting, sorting, colors and MORE!
This game has very durable pieces and the different ways it can be played are endless! Although the instructions below relate to mounted lessons, this…
TEACHING TIP for Group Lessons: Get unstuck from your “glue trap” student(s)
TEACHING TIP for adaptive/therapeutic riding GROUP LESSONS: Don’t get “glued” to your lead student/ student that needs the most support. Instead, spread out the feedback…
True or False: A student who has extreme difficulties with sensory processing and cannot tolerate a helmet can still ride in an adaptive/therapeutic riding lesson as long as they have a full team
Original prompt posted on the Hoof Falls & Footfalls Facebook page: Original prompt posted on the Hoof Falls & Footfalls Facebook page: True or False:…