Riders build strength on horseback at Tupelo's Hope Unbridled
Volunteers at the therapeutic riding nonprofit help riders, including brothers Noah and Elijah, build core strength and confidence.
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Hope Unbridled, a therapeutic riding nonprofit in Tupelo, uses horses and volunteers to help riders build core strength and confidence. WCBI reported on brothers Noah and Elijah, who have nonverbal autism and ride there. Lessons happen one at a time, with volunteers beside the horses.
Therapeutic riding is physical practice and time with an animal. It is not a cure for autism. The station's story is about those two brothers and the program around them. Riders work on balance and on staying with a horse. The nonprofit depends on volunteers to keep the lessons going.
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