Focus in Motion: ADHD Equine Learning Support that Involves the Senses
The very first time I handed a lead rope to a nine-year-old called Mason, he grasped it like a lifeline and couldn't maintain his feet still. The steed, a patient bay mare called Willow, blinked and breathed out. We began with ten steps of quiet leading, then quit, then 10 even more. The pattern was easy. By the third pass, Mason's gait synced with Willow's shoulder. He saw her ear flipping towards him and softened his hand. The uneasyness really did not disappear, it redir