{"id":1301,"date":"2018-08-02T13:34:48","date_gmt":"2018-08-02T11:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/negba.org\/negba2018\/?p=1301"},"modified":"2018-10-11T16:01:30","modified_gmt":"2018-10-11T14:01:30","slug":"no-horsing-around-therapeutic-riding-for-negbas-teens-as-a-means-of-empowerment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/negba.org\/negba2018\/en\/2018\/08\/02\/no-horsing-around-therapeutic-riding-for-negbas-teens-as-a-means-of-empowerment\/","title":{"rendered":"No Horsing Around: Therapeutic Riding for Negba\u2019s Teens as a Means of Empowerment"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Over the past two months, members of Negba\u2019s Beersheva Teen Club experienced a unique riding workshop at a horse ranch near Beersheva. \u00a0The workshop was not simply a series of fun outdoor trips; rather, it was a Therapeutic Riding (TR) program, a highly effective method recognized by health and welfare professionals that advances the emotional, physical, social and cognitive well-being of individuals.<\/p>\n

The first session began with a conversation about commitment, a review of tasks, and an introduction to the horses.\u00a0 From that point on, the teens were literally in the saddle for the rest of the sessions, handling, cleaning, combing and riding on the horses.<\/p>\n

\"\"\u201cIt was so much fun!\u00a0 I really enjoyed my horse,\u201d said Ori, 14.\u00a0 \u201cIt was so cool that I learned how to direct her and she listened to all kinds of commands like walking, turning and stopping.\u00a0 I really felt in charge.\u201d<\/p>\n

But it took some time for the teens to deal with the responsibility placed before them.\u00a0 And for some, like Tehilla, 13, it forced them to confront their fears.\u00a0 \u201cI was really scared at first,\u201d she recalled.\u00a0 \u201cI didn\u2019t really like animals, but as the sessions continued, I learned to love my horse.\u00a0 I\u2019m not afraid anymore.\u201d Each youth eventually developed a strong bond with their equine partner.\u00a0 And they learned a lot about themselves in the process.<\/p>\n

\"\"Thanks to the generosity of<\/p>\n

Ms. Brigitte Bigar, Chair and Founder of the Israel Mitzvah Horses organization, the riding experience, like many of the other modules offered at the Teen Club, empowered the teens and taught them much about confronting challenges, about discipline, and about their abilities to achieve.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was so powerful, feeling that I was in complete control,\u201d reflected Kessem, 16.\u00a0 \u201cI felt so confident whenever I got on the horse.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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