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    Category: Supporting Students

    Understanding the Difference Between Differentiated and Adaptive Teaching in the Arena

    As adaptive/therapeutic riding instructors, we are constantly adjusting and individualizing our instruction to meet the wide range of needs our students bring to the barn.…

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    Saebra Pipoly (Hoof Falls & Footfalls) April 1, 2025
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    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…

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    Saebra Pipoly (Hoof Falls & Footfalls) November 18, 2024
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    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…

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    Saebra Pipoly (Hoof Falls & Footfalls) August 28, 2024
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    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:…

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    Saebra Pipoly (Hoof Falls & Footfalls) June 13, 2024
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    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…

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    Saebra Pipoly (Hoof Falls & Footfalls) June 5, 2024
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    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…

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    Saebra Pipoly (Hoof Falls & Footfalls) May 18, 2024
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    10 Ways to Utilize Volunteers

    Below are some examples of different ways you can utilize volunteers during adaptive/therapeutic riding lessons, groundwork, Equine Assisted Learning, or other Equine Assisted Services Sidewalker…

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    Saebra Pipoly (Hoof Falls & Footfalls) January 22, 2019
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