Reflections on a Theraputic Horseback Riding Experience for a Group of Aging Veterans

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  • Alexa Smith-Osborne University of Texas at Arlington
  • Alison Selby University of Texas at Arlington

Abstract

This narrative describes the experience of four veterans. Three of them thought that they would never be able to ride again and the fourth had never ridden before. Indeed, he had wondered when the time would come that he could ever get out of his wheelchair again, unassisted. However, on the horse he found that he could be in charge of his movement and that of the horse—and be part of a team.

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Smith-Osborne, A., & Selby, A. (2014). Reflections on a Theraputic Horseback Riding Experience for a Group of Aging Veterans. Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping, 15(1), 15–19. Retrieved from https://reflectionsnarrativesofprofessionalhelping.org/index.php/Reflections/article/view/851

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