Horse Worx & Equitherapy Centre
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What
we offer:
Horse
Worx is a equitherapy centre and revolves around the wonders
of
the horse and is owned by Eugenie Bands.
We
are situated just outside Pretoria, South Africa and
Offer
the following
Horse
Riding Lessons
Equitherapy
Therapeutic
Horse Riding
Equitherapy
at schools
Out
Rides
Horsemanship
Pet a
pony
Ponies
for parties
Pony
Camps
Stable
hand or groom training
Stabling
Clipping
of horses
What is Equitherapy?
As God made the horse, He gave us more than just a transport medium,
although we
only acknowledged that many years later. Today the horse is also
being used as
therapist and friend for many.
Sir Winston Churchill said years ago: “There is something
about the outside of a horse
that is good for the inside of a
man.”
Equitherapy, also, sensory integration therapy, movement therapy, is
based on
the movement of the fluid in the inner ear. To be able to learn,
our bodies should observe,
and our brain should be able to organize and adapt these
observations.
Research has shown that learning disabilities, such as midline-crossing,
low muscle tone,
attention deficit, etc are caused by a dysfunction in the sensory
integration system,
which means that organizing observations are not happening
correctly. During equitherapy
optimal sensory integration will take place, optimal movement of the
liquid in the inner ear,
which will open all communication channels between the observation
system and the two
hemispheres of the brain. The learning process can now take place
al lot easier and learning
problems can be addressed through different educational games,
while on horseback.
Equitherapy