Riding for the Disabled

  Able the Disabled Foundation (Riding for the Disabled) is a registered foundation that provides therapy and riding for the disabled.  The horse’s movement is therapeutic and improves the child’s balance/posture, co-ordination, concentration, self-esteem, and muscle development.  The horse’s movement naturally in walk simulates the movement of the human walk.  The warmth of the horse’s body, and rhythmic gait, relaxes spastic muscles and stimulates muscular development.  Only special horses, with quiet temperaments, unlimited patience and deeply giving natures, are suitable for this work.

Volunteers Needed.  Able the Disabled relies entirely on volunteers for its operation and support for its funding.  There is a constant need for motivated, cheerful and reliable people to help.  It is not necessary to know anything about horses, or disabled children, to make a big difference in the lives of these riders.  Riding for the Disabled teaches its volunteers what they need to know in order to lead a pony or walk by the side of a child.

To volunteer or to make a donation, please contact Sandra Cooper at 086-848-3684, or Horseshoe Point at 038-248026.