With warmer days, more precisely on March 14, 2017, members of the junior club "OUR ANGELS" continued the therapeutic riding program in cooperation with the "OSMIJEH" Association from Peteranc, which conducts therapeutic riding at the "GALOP" STUD.
The program is being implemented for 15 children with developmental disabilities and the funds were provided by the humanitarian campaign "GIVE A SMILE TO PETALS", which was one of the goals of the campaign.
Currently, therapy is conducted two days a week, and the plan is to distribute the children throughout the week.
Therapeutic riding is the use of horses and equine-oriented activities to achieve various therapeutic goals: cognitive, physical, emotional, social, educational, and behavioral.
People of all ages, with various forms of physical, mental and/or emotional impairments, can benefit from therapeutic riding.
The "OSMIJEH" association is the only one in our area that is educated and has a riding instructor for people with disabilities, Valentina Kavur, who is trained in this type of rehabilitation. Petra Čolig, MD, and volunteers from the "OSMIJEH" association and volunteers from Podravka's "PULS" association are also indispensable.
This commendable project called "THERAPEUTIC RIDING TO MAKE CHILDREN SMILE" brings smiles to the faces of our young members and there is indescribable joy in meeting the mare Cami.