Happy Trails Therapeutic Riding School

Our Story

Happy trails is a therapeutic riding school which offers therapeutic riding for adults and children with disabilities. Our horses have come from many sanctuaries around Ireland. I have trained them to be suitable for therapeutic riding. During our sessions we have some activities for the rider to do which would focus on hand eye coordination balance fine motor skills. The activities promote turn taking following instructions,problem solving along with a sense of achievement. Our focus is to have a relaxed and calming atmosphere, we encourage communication by engaging conversation. For children that are non verbal singing songs can encourage language. The movement of the horse can strengthen the core improve trunk control, loosen tight muscles and stiffness in the limbs. The movement also has a calming effect on the rider. Therapeutic riding is done at a walking pace sometimes we would ask the children or adults if they want to trot for a bit of fun but there are more benefits when the horse is at walk.