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:…
6 Patterns to use in Simple Setup #1
Sometimes all it takes is a few examples of how to use a tool, in this case the arena setup, to get your own creative…
Supporting Riders with Visual Impairments- Quick, easy, and cheap adaptation of a mounting block
Necessity is the mother of invention. As instructors we often have to adapt on the fly to make things work the best they can for…
Considerations & Use of the THIGH HOLD
One common “hold” seen in adaptive/therapeutic riding lessons is the “THIGH HOLD”. This hold may also be seen in physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech…
TACK & EQUIPMENT TIP: Keep Cinch/Girth Even During Tightening Process
Tack & Equipment Tip: KEEP YOUR GIRTH/CINCH EVEN during the tightening process!!! Note: The “tightening process” includes all the times you check and adjust the…
GAME IDEA: Make a Zoo!
This game can easily be incorporated into almost any arena setup that may already be laid out from a previous lesson. SETUP: HOW TO PLAY:…
TEACHING TIP: Teach unbridling before bridling
If you teach students to bridle as part of your lesson program, try introducing unbridling first. Get students solid on unbridling before progressing to bridling.…