ARM CIRCLES in Adaptive Riding Lessons: Troubleshooting Common Problems
Arm Circles: A Simple Yet Complex Warm-Up for Adaptive Riding Lessons Arm circles, a seemingly simple warm-up exercise, can pose unexpected challenges for students in…
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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: 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…
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…
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:…