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EquiSearch - Therapeutic Riding - Find news and an archive of articles describing the benefits of the activity. Also includes links to related sites.
Meta Description: [ Therapeutic Riding therapy can be a valuable aid to both physically and mentally handicapped children and adults. Read inspiring stories about riding for the handicapped and find links to therapeutic riding centers. ]

Hippo Campus - Institute for Equitherapy and Equine Sport Psychology in the Netherlands. Includes an article on the horse as equine intermediary during the healing process in psycho-motor therapeutic vaulting (PMTV), photos, and contact information. Also available in German and Dutch.

Riding for Disabled Association (NSW) Australia - The objectives of the association are to encourage, support and assist Centres to provide riding therapy, sport, recreation, training and safety programs for people with disabilities. Details of management, funding, regional centres and training included.
Meta Description: [ Riding for disabled New South Wales ]

Riding for the Disabled Association of Hong Kong - A charity organization which teaches disabled adults and children to ride a horse to the best of their ability for therapy and fun.

Riding for the Disabled Association of Singapore - Provides free therapeutic horse riding lessons for the disabled - physical and mental disabilities. Volunteer opportunies available.

Self-Realization - Combining horseback riding with the Feldenkrais method of movement results in greater physical awareness, and improved personal and inter-personal functioning. Tsfon Harei-Yehuda, Israel.
Meta Description: [ Horseback Riding and Self-Realization: Combining horseback riding with the Feldenkrais method of movement results in greater physical awareness, and improved personal and inter-personal functioning. Specializing in personal awareness and improving personal ability through horseback riding, runnin... ]

The Therapeutic Riding Center of Israel - Find information on activities, donations and horses for this program in Tel Mond, Israel. In English and Hebrew.
Meta Description: [ The only Therapeutic riding center of its kind in Israel, providing a unique method of highly enjoyable therapies for all sorts of disabled persons through therapeutic riding and dogs, specially trained for working with disabled people. ]