Therapeutic Riding
Olympian Inspired Therapeutic Riding
Polio paralyzed her legs, but Liz Hartel of Denmark still won a silver medal for dressage at the 1952 Olympics in Finland. Her success sparked the use of riding as therapy. | MORE
Dressage — Just What the Doctor Ordered
In her latest equestrian adventure, this intrepid blind rider learns dressage by feel - and proves once again that you can't keep a good Sam down. | MORE
The Heart of a Champion: Hall of Famer Becomes Therapeutic Mount
He's a perfect therapeutic riding horse with a most unusual history--Hall of Fame endurance horse, cancer survivor, and the inspiration for a Breyer horse model. | MORE
Miniature Horses as Guides for the Blind
Janet Burleson, the pioneering North Carolina trainer who produced the world's first guide horse (a Miniature Horse named Cuddles -- read her story in the September 2001 issue of Practical Horseman), talks about the Guide Horse Foundation and about Miniature Horses' unique suitability as guides for the sight-impaired. | MORE
Life Horse: Where Hope and Joy Abound
Life Horse provides free riding lessons to children with life-threatening illnesses. | MORE
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