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Helen du Plessis back-riding a small child.
This program allows for a higher degree of passive symmetrical exersice. It also allows for proprioception of the rider's spine to be increased by the back-rider.

Danielle riding during a therapeutic Vaulting session with Helen instructing.



Elario before the first session.
Photo taken the first time Elario started riding.

Elario after four weeks.
At the end of week four, compare the head carraige to the first photo.

Elario
At the end of therapy, riding My Sugar.

Elario after four weeks.
At the end of week four, compare the head carraige to the first photo.

Elcke riding Smokey.
Demonstrating low muscle tone and movement instability or feeling intimidated by the movement of a particular horse, this can place the rider in a foetal position, or fork seat, and so reduce the effectiveness of the riders ability to move in balance with a horse.

Demonstrating the correct riding position, showing only slight Lordosis.

Mohamed Irfaan Khan.
He has difficulty with low postural muscle tone, which in turn is affecting his motor skills, co-ordination and balance. He is a busy child making conventional riding boring to him, so his riding program is based on sensory and cognative stimulation.
Ismail Maikoo on Puzzle.
Ismail Maikoo during an equi-therapy session to encourage postural control stretches and trunk rotation.

Firaz Mitha.
A mentally challanged rider, during an equitherapy session demonstrating stretches of the trunk.

Giverney riding Little Lady.
Seen here are handwriting samples of Giverney each taken a month apart showing how on the Kabat physiotherapy program she is regaining her strength.

First month.

Second month.

Third month.

Muslim mommy and child.
A Muslim mommy back riding her young child.

Je!Ran Harris riding My Sugar

Orphans from the Khaya Lisha New House of God riding My Sugar.

Juanita and Sugar.
Juanita on Sugar while Sugar is lazing in the sun. Our ponies are safe.

Kgotso Thukgwi from APD, Lenasia.
Session one of a study done in August 2004.

Kgotso Thukgwi from APD in Lenasia
After session eight, of the study done in August 2004..

Lunga riding Eagle.




Neville riding Eagles Song.
He started riding in our psycho-educational riding in 1998, with behavioural and educational difficulties. He has progressed so well that he was selected at the beginning o 2003 as Head Boy.

Neville showing a low muscle tone and confidence difficulties, riding Chiara.

Riders from Orange Farms.
Windy Hollow riders and Soweto Riding Centre's riders, competed in the 16 June competition in Orange Farm.

A spastic quad, being assisted by Jenna during a grooming lesson in preparation for his proficiency test

Saajida Suleman.
A spastic quad, with Helen encouraging her to sit independently.

Helen Rudi Raubenheimer.
He has Fredricks Ataxia and is non-ambient. He is seen here riding with Dressage rider Cindy Engels, on Al Malgre.

Khethile Skosana.
Khethile Skosana jumping Kingston in a conventional jumping lesson.

Riders from the Soweto Riding Centre all on our vaulting drum "Tin Can".

Tanya Turk riding Ramzey.
Tanya Turk in a Kabat physiotherapy session with Micheal Heymans.

Yolandi jumping Kingston.
Yolandi has low muscle mass and so a difficulty with Lordosis, which has been corrected.

Shaun Coetzee riding Kingston.
Shaun Coetsee is a spastic quad, the therapist is encouraging the development of his lumbar spinal curve (hippo-based).