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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"horseback riding"”.
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The Psychosocial and Physical effects of Therapeutic Horseback Riding for Children with Cerebral Palsy
… adapted activities such as therapeutic horseback riding (THR) is critical for children with cerebral palsy (CP) as they are at increased risk for lower habitual physical activity levels, social exclusion and mental health conditions. The benefits of THR for children CP are unclear …
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Development of a Structured Horseback Riding Therapeutic Program for Young Adults with Cerebral Palsy
… concentrates on the development of a therapeutic horseback riding program for young adults with Cerebral Palsy enrolled in the non-profit program, Always Wanted a Riding Experience (A.W.A.R.E) in San Marcos, Texas. This project involves a 21- year-old female with severe spastic quadriplegia …
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The Effect Of Therapeutic Horsemanship Program On Emotionally Disturbed Boys
… between humans and horses. Therapeutic horseback riding, a term which takes into account the relationship formed with the horse both while riding and on the ground, has been widely accepted among the professionals in the field. Despite this agreement, applied research in the field is …
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An Analysis of Healing and Honoring Ceremonies Practiced by Lakota Veterans on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
… the use of the sweat lodge, Sun Dance, Pow Wows, horseback riding, the Native American Church, music, and Wiping of the Tears ceremony. I argue that the practice and participation of these ceremonies and rituals help veterans heal mentally, physically, and spiritually from the stress of being in …
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Incorporating User Data in Cross Boundary Trail Mangement: A case study of the foothills trail systemnear Wenatchee, WA
… all methods of travel (hiking, biking, running, horseback riding). Management recommendations based on user data are discussed. This study identified management goals for each land owner and proposes an integrated approach to management planning for cross boundary trail systems that incorporates …
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Crafting Iron and Other Stories
… possibility of happiness, while, finally, a horseback riding instructor in Ocala has old wounds of chronic depression reopened by the visit of her troubled sister and the guilt-ridden attempt to help her.</p>
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Female Equestrian Culture in France, 1600-1715
… The introduction situates the study of female horseback riding within the scholarship on early modern women’s sport, elite femininity and corporeal culture in seventeenth-century France. It also positions the analysis of equestrian garments within current trends in fashion and dress history. …
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Forest Disturbances: Occurrences and Impacts of Recreational, Hydrogeomorphic, and Climatic Disturbances
… for multiple-use (hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding) recreational trail approaches to stream crossings were found to be 13 times greater than rates for undisturbed forests. Downstream changes in macroinvertebrate-based indices indicated water quality was negatively affected …
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Tenoroc State Recreation Area: a conceptual master plan study
… provides facilities for hiking, picnicking, and horseback riding with a particular emphasis on quality fishing within its manmade lakes. lt is the intent of the state to integrate land reclamation functions with the recreational potentials of the site thus providing a public use area that will …
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Women and the American Wilderness: Responses to Landscape and Myth
… as she climbs a mountain, takes long, solitary horseback riding excursions, and embraces solitude. Yet in her text Bird also does not challenge the masculine paradigm of the wilderness myth but uses her femininity to protect her character and justify her wilderness travels, thereby garnering the …
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Generic congestion and relative rates of quality interference: the case of recreational multiple use
… developed camping, hiking with a pack, and horseback riding. In general, we find that the results of the congestion tests are quite mixed, and because of the tentative nature of the empirical results, no strong conclusions can be reached as to the importance of differential congestion …
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Aplicación del método Delphi en el diseño de una investigación cuantitativa de hipoterapia como método alternativo a enfermedades neuronales
Contexto: El propósito de esta investigación es conocer sobre la eficiencia y eficacia de los beneficios que la hipoterapia aporta a los niños con autismo en lo que respecta a habilidades sociales, motrices y comunicativas. Todo esto, mediante la realización de actividades con caballos que sirven …