Horses are such remarkable creatures and their gentle loving ways towards children is just awesome to me.
Yes, they may be huge and a bit overwhelming at first but the benefits of being in the saddle of this remarkable creature is so very therapeutic for the child.
In their brochure they talk about horse therapy helping with communication ,assertiveness and how it improves the ability to follow directions. It has also been shown to help reduce stress and anxiety.
All there horses are either donated or rescued and chosen by Heather herself. Heather also trains them having had many years of doing this.
These sessions for our special needs children are free , its important to Hooves for Harmony that all families have an opportunity like this for their special needs children and because they feel so strongly they have never charged for this opportunity.
They rely on community support and other donations, so please if you can support this remarkable team of horses and care takers and lets make sure this program continues for those that really need it.
From their site.....
Welcome
To help, to heal, to inspire...Hooves for Harmony, Inc. offers horse therapy to children with special needs at Morning Star Farm in Novato. We focus on nurturing personal development in youth through volunteer service and horsemanship.
http://www.hoovesforharmony.org/