A Broken Spur Riding Academy accepts participants aged four and up that are medically able to participate with a diagnosed condition that will benefit from our services.
**A Broken Spur Riding Academy does not discriminate based on age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, religion, political affiliation, etc.
**Limitations are solely based on precautions or contraindications by physician’s recommendations & scholarship availability.
Equine Assisted Services (EAS) provides the genuine kindness, with honesty and a non-judgmental environment with the horses as well as their movement, which mimics movement in the human pelvis.
Horses are unique in that they can attend to human needs on many levels: physical, mental, physiological and social.
At A Broken Spur Riding Academy, students, voluteers and staff alike all get a hands-on experience with learning to groom as well as learning horsemanship skills both mounted and non-mounted. No matter which program you participate in, you will ALWAYS find connection with the horse, staff, and volunteers.
EQUINE ASSISTED SERVICES Offered through ABS Riding Academy
EQUINE ASSISTED LEARNING
A mounted or non-mount Equine-Assisted Learning program beneficial to multiple populations including at-risk youth, people with disabilities and special needs. Benefits include improving memory and recall, improving fine motor, verbalization, social and relationship skills as well as correcting behavior and building self-esteem. It can also be used for team-building and corporate training.
ADAPTIVE RIDING
A traditional riding lesson with therapeutic goals. Not only are our riders learning safe horsemanship skills, they are also developing social skills, communication skills, confidence and self-esteem, overall physical fitness, balance, coordination and agility. Riding is proven to improve seated posture, core strength and balance.
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Pony Pals Mini Mountaineer
Princess the Pony from ABS Riding Academy will travel to schools in Raleigh County and assist with Child Development to serve Pre-K though 6th children and planning to visit seniors. This program focuses on socialization/verbalization, fine & gross motor skills as well as memory & recall.
Pony Pals Mini Mountaineer is a specialized EAL program