Alaska
Equine Assisted Therapy Alaska is back in the saddle offering summer riding sessions
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – Alaska summer season has arrived and Equine Assisted Remedy Alaska is again to serving to individuals of all ages with bodily, emotional and cognitive disabilities.
“We use horses to do using remedy,” mentioned volunteer coordinator Cindy Luther. “Plenty of therapists come to us and produce their shoppers.”
The therapeutic horsemanship program works to get riders comfy with a horse at their South Anchorage area, after which takes them for a experience on the encompassing hillside trails.
“We continue to grow every summer season and in some unspecified time in the future,” Luther mentioned. “We’re not going to have sufficient room for everyone, however this system is rising as extra individuals discover out about it.”
EATA didn’t supply equine-assisted remedy in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however was in a position to take action final summer season. The nonprofit mentioned it’s at all times in search of volunteers to assist lead horses, facet walkers, entrance scouts and pooper scoopers.
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