“No matter how many mistakes you make or how slowly you progress, you are always miles ahead of anyone who doesn't try.” This is a quote from Anthony Robins, an American life coach, self-help author and motivational speaker. Children with disabilities are often frustrated by the amount of mistakes it may take before they see progress. At-risk children find success with physical and emotional problems through equestrian exercises. Therapeutic riding reflects the successful treatment of children with disabilities. This document will discuss the benefits of skill development and goal setting. It will also explore the physical benefits that therapeutic riding has on disabled children. A new rider's family and instructor decide what goals a child with a disability can achieve. These goals would be such as improving posture or increasing speech fluency. Goals vary from child to child as a way to achieve their specific goals. “Bobby,” he stammers. Therapeutic riding can help by riding a horse in the arena and calling out the posted numbers as he passes them. Sammy, a six-year-old boy with cerebral palsy, has a goal of sitting up straight. His goal is to remain on the horse without the help of support staff. As Sammy progresses, he is asked to move certain body parts that will test his balance. Finding out each child's weaknesses helps improve goal setting because goals are based on what needs to be improved. Beth Fox, director, said, “We consult with the rider, assistant or family member and determine the goals – cognitive, physical, social, emotional – and then plan the lesson accordingly” (“Horseback Riding”). Goals give kids something to work towards. They feel comfortable... middle of paper... a sense of accomplishment and feel like they can do anything they set their minds to. Students also gain respect for their peers, animals and volunteers while riding horses. When looking at your physical weaknesses you need to know that for each different disability, there are many different ways in which you can be treated while involved in therapeutic riding. and each different exercise can be beneficial differently for each individual. Mental disorders that a child may have can be greatly successfully helped by therapeutic riding, while riding a horse can learn to say certain words that he was not able to say before, or it could even help with stammering or stammering. Horses in the wild live in small herds, and domestic horses also feel more comfortable if they have companions. It can be quite stressful for a horse to live alone.