In Namibia, horse-riding becomes therapy for children with special needs

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In Namibia, horse-riding becomes therapy for children with special needs  An equestrian school near Windhoek in Namibia welcomes children with special needs for therapeutic riding-lessons. Working and bonding with the horses has helped the children improve their cognitive and motor skills, says the programme's director.  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/04/21/in-namibia-horse-riding-becomes-therapy-for-children-with-special-needs  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00Very nice!

00:02This horse riding lesson is also a form of therapy.

00:07On the outskirts of Namibia's capital Wintig, a small equestrian school is helping children with special needs

00:12by teaching them how to ride and bond with horses.

00:17It is an immense advantage to all disabled kids.

00:24It helps them to balance. It helps them with their equilibrium.

00:29It helps them to get a good posture so that they can sit behind a desk and do their schoolwork.

00:36It also helps them with speech disabilities.

00:42The enabling through the horse program was devised for children with various disabilities,

00:48including cerebral palsy and fetal alcohol syndrome.

00:52The participants, who are aged between 5 and 15,

00:56come to the equestrian centre from a local school and an orphanage.

01:01Through the riding lessons, the children develop and improve their motor skills and cognitive functions.

01:06The change that I've seen with the learners are significant, if I can say so myself.

01:16We have a learner that likes to talk a lot.

01:19When we come here, she knows she has to be quiet.

01:21She sits in her place.

01:23And some of them also, you see they are more open, they are happy.

01:32The program is supported by Richard Frankel, the president of the Namibia Equestrian Federation,

01:37the governing body for all equestrian sports in the country.

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