All Star Equestrian Foundation, Inc.

Our program participants have many types of disabilities – Cerebral Palsy, Multiple sclerosis, Autism, ADD, ADHD, Downs Syndrome, Spina Bifida, Traumatic Brain Injury, PTSD, as well as various developmental delays and emotionally based stress syndromes. Equine facilitated therapies address these disabilities by helping improve balance, increase upper torso strength, even out walking gait using the three-dimensional movement of the horse, strengthen muscle tone, improve fine and gross motor skills, increase self-confidence, improve social skills, gives many a forum to compete, and allows some riders to move around freely for the first time in their lives. The therapy not only benefits and enhances the lives of our participants but also improves the lives of their families and caregivers.

Hippotherapy is a form of physical, occupational or speech therapy. The movement of the horse affects a rider's posture, balance, coordination, strength and sensorimotor systems .