Teaching – Page 2 – Centerstone Therapy

May 13, 2019

Off Horse Activities: Gross Motor Skills

Last week we talked about developing fine motor skills through off horse activities. Today, we are going to discuss the other main motor skills: gross motor skills. Gross motor skills help us walk, throw, catch, and balance. These motor skills form the basis for fine motor skills so it is just as important to focus on gross…

New Series! Off Horse Activities

I am going to start a new series here for the next 6 or so weeks. Many therapeutic riding centers offer both mounted and unmounted lessons. The therapeutic riding center I started with, GAIT TRC, has 60-minute lessons. Thirty minutes is on the horse and thirty minutes is in a learning room. I find off-horse…

Colors of the Horse

What You Need: Pictures of Horses Way to Secure Pictures (e.g. hooks, rope, tape) Cards of the horses/color (optional)