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05-29-2009, 04:18 PM
Equine Impact: Benefits to Society
Horses benefit physically and emotionally disabled adults and children
•Horses help autistic children:
Physical Benefits: The 3-dimensional gait of the horse closely simulates the movement of the human pelvis and is a valuable therapeutic tool. This movement and the warmth of the horse promotes many physical benefits such as increased circulation, relaxation of tight muscles, strengthening of weak muscles, increase in pelvic & trunk mobility, development of balance & coordination and improvement in posture. Social Benefits: Group riding interactive activities promote socialization, increase in vocalization and attention span. Each rider has short and long-term therapeutic riding objectives that are monitored and measured to meet and challenge riders’ abilities.
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Equine Impact: Benefits to Society
•Horses help motivate children to read through the Black Stallion Literacy Project which has served 51,000 students in districts and Charter Schools across Pima County since it began in 1999*
*Statewide & Countrywide Program. Stats unavailable at this time
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Equine Impact: Benefits to Society
•Involvement with horses is a healthy outdoor activity for our youth. Helps reduce TV and Video game time and provides excellent exercise.
•Horses teach med students bedside manner. Students are assigned tasks that must be accomplished using only body language
•Horses build a sense of responsibility and self-esteem. In one therapeutic riding program at risk youth do barn chores and learn to ride. A 10 year old said "It helps me realize that you don't always have to do something for yourself to make yourself happy, when you do something for other people, it makes you happy too."
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Equine Impact: Benefits to Society
•Horses teach juvenile delinquents responsibility, respect & emotional control
•Horses benefit blind children and adults. Sam Madden of Scottsdale Arizona is 44 yrs old and blind. She became an accomplished rider after she became blind and now helps Blind Children gain self-esteem, coordination and learn new skills riding horses.
•Horses help prisoners learn to deal with and control their anger. Examples include the Colorado Prison System and Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Prison in Maricopa County Arizona.
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Equine Impact: Benefits to Society
•Involvement with horses and the responsibility for their care have been proven to be an effective preventative for inner city children’s involvement with drugs and crime.
•Horses are a part of special programs for orphaned and abandoned children, like the Sunshine House in Mesa, Arizona.
•Horses control crowds and are used on search and rescue missions. Mounted Police say they are the most effective tool for the job.
•Horses are Green Horse owners help preserve the land, ranches, larger properties, arenas, places to ride.
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Equine Impact: Benefits to Society
•In select cases the horse is an irreplaceable human companion that has developed as a result of a bond that is stronger than that with any other animal.
•Horses are valued as 4H animals in many parts of the State and are also part of the Future Farmers of America Youth programs.
•Miniature horses are used as Seeing Eye guides. The main advantages are they have a life expectancy of 2-3 times a dog, cost about he same and are easily house broken.
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Equine Impact: Benefits to Society
•Horses provide thousands of people “volunteer” opportunities to help the infirmed and disabled, whether they are horse owners or not.
•Horses provide their riders an opportunity to see the beauty of our state from a unique perspective. See the state at 4 mph from 8 ft above the ground.
•Horses provide their riders accessibility to scenic experiences not available by other modes of transportation.
•Horses provide social opportunities for people with a common interest through the hundreds of horse clubs and associations in the State.
•Kids just love pony rides & Horses and Horses just love children.
•Many horses are still used for work on ranches herding cows, gathering strays, branding, vaccinating cows, mending fences, dragging logs-fence posts and so on
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Equine Impact: Benefits to Society
•American Paint Horse Foundation raised $25,000 (March 2009) to start a therapeutic riding program for children and adults so they can experience the healing power of horses.
•Horses “make” a parade special; create revenue for vendors, restaurants, social activities and more. Examples: The Tucson Rodeo Parade, Parada Del Sol, Fountain Hills Thanksgiving Parade.
•Horse manure and urine is used in commercial fertilizers. Manure left on a trail decomposes to become part of the soil. Ranches and Private owners are frequent composters-recyclers. There has never been a case of a serious human illness caused by a transfer through horse manure for the past 1000 years.
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Equine Impact: Benefits to Society
•A Horse Drawn Carriage is an image of grace, beauty and style. They are used in weddings, parades, and as a tourist attraction in parks and cities from Scottsdale Arizona to New York City’s Central Park.
•Horses are among the most beautiful and admired creatures on earth. A Google search for “horse images” May 9, 2009 produced 43,400,000 references. A “Horses” search produced 99,900,000 references
•Horses are the most important part of the Hayride.
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The Bottom Line
•Horses are interwoven into our History, Culture and Economics. And are a huge benefit to each area
•Arizona not only needs to diversify it’s economic development, it must retain and grow good solid business as an underpinning to a successful, sustainable future.
•The Arizona Horse Industry is well positioned for substantial growth when obstacles are removed.
This last slide is a tansition slide to begin the pitch that it makes good economic sense to contribute tax revenues to build the AZ Horse Industry.
If you have additions or suggestions, please let me know. This is a work in progress that evolves over time.
Thanks for taking the time to read this.
Ed O’Brien
VP ASHA
Publisher AllAboutHorses.com
Horses benefit physically and emotionally disabled adults and children
•Horses help autistic children:
Physical Benefits: The 3-dimensional gait of the horse closely simulates the movement of the human pelvis and is a valuable therapeutic tool. This movement and the warmth of the horse promotes many physical benefits such as increased circulation, relaxation of tight muscles, strengthening of weak muscles, increase in pelvic & trunk mobility, development of balance & coordination and improvement in posture. Social Benefits: Group riding interactive activities promote socialization, increase in vocalization and attention span. Each rider has short and long-term therapeutic riding objectives that are monitored and measured to meet and challenge riders’ abilities.
Slide 23
Equine Impact: Benefits to Society
•Horses help motivate children to read through the Black Stallion Literacy Project which has served 51,000 students in districts and Charter Schools across Pima County since it began in 1999*
*Statewide & Countrywide Program. Stats unavailable at this time
Slide 24
Equine Impact: Benefits to Society
•Involvement with horses is a healthy outdoor activity for our youth. Helps reduce TV and Video game time and provides excellent exercise.
•Horses teach med students bedside manner. Students are assigned tasks that must be accomplished using only body language
•Horses build a sense of responsibility and self-esteem. In one therapeutic riding program at risk youth do barn chores and learn to ride. A 10 year old said "It helps me realize that you don't always have to do something for yourself to make yourself happy, when you do something for other people, it makes you happy too."
Slide 25
Equine Impact: Benefits to Society
•Horses teach juvenile delinquents responsibility, respect & emotional control
•Horses benefit blind children and adults. Sam Madden of Scottsdale Arizona is 44 yrs old and blind. She became an accomplished rider after she became blind and now helps Blind Children gain self-esteem, coordination and learn new skills riding horses.
•Horses help prisoners learn to deal with and control their anger. Examples include the Colorado Prison System and Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Prison in Maricopa County Arizona.
Slide 26
Equine Impact: Benefits to Society
•Involvement with horses and the responsibility for their care have been proven to be an effective preventative for inner city children’s involvement with drugs and crime.
•Horses are a part of special programs for orphaned and abandoned children, like the Sunshine House in Mesa, Arizona.
•Horses control crowds and are used on search and rescue missions. Mounted Police say they are the most effective tool for the job.
•Horses are Green Horse owners help preserve the land, ranches, larger properties, arenas, places to ride.
Slide 27
Equine Impact: Benefits to Society
•In select cases the horse is an irreplaceable human companion that has developed as a result of a bond that is stronger than that with any other animal.
•Horses are valued as 4H animals in many parts of the State and are also part of the Future Farmers of America Youth programs.
•Miniature horses are used as Seeing Eye guides. The main advantages are they have a life expectancy of 2-3 times a dog, cost about he same and are easily house broken.
Slide 28
Equine Impact: Benefits to Society
•Horses provide thousands of people “volunteer” opportunities to help the infirmed and disabled, whether they are horse owners or not.
•Horses provide their riders an opportunity to see the beauty of our state from a unique perspective. See the state at 4 mph from 8 ft above the ground.
•Horses provide their riders accessibility to scenic experiences not available by other modes of transportation.
•Horses provide social opportunities for people with a common interest through the hundreds of horse clubs and associations in the State.
•Kids just love pony rides & Horses and Horses just love children.
•Many horses are still used for work on ranches herding cows, gathering strays, branding, vaccinating cows, mending fences, dragging logs-fence posts and so on
Slide 29
Equine Impact: Benefits to Society
•American Paint Horse Foundation raised $25,000 (March 2009) to start a therapeutic riding program for children and adults so they can experience the healing power of horses.
•Horses “make” a parade special; create revenue for vendors, restaurants, social activities and more. Examples: The Tucson Rodeo Parade, Parada Del Sol, Fountain Hills Thanksgiving Parade.
•Horse manure and urine is used in commercial fertilizers. Manure left on a trail decomposes to become part of the soil. Ranches and Private owners are frequent composters-recyclers. There has never been a case of a serious human illness caused by a transfer through horse manure for the past 1000 years.
Slide 30
Equine Impact: Benefits to Society
•A Horse Drawn Carriage is an image of grace, beauty and style. They are used in weddings, parades, and as a tourist attraction in parks and cities from Scottsdale Arizona to New York City’s Central Park.
•Horses are among the most beautiful and admired creatures on earth. A Google search for “horse images” May 9, 2009 produced 43,400,000 references. A “Horses” search produced 99,900,000 references
•Horses are the most important part of the Hayride.
Slide 31
The Bottom Line
•Horses are interwoven into our History, Culture and Economics. And are a huge benefit to each area
•Arizona not only needs to diversify it’s economic development, it must retain and grow good solid business as an underpinning to a successful, sustainable future.
•The Arizona Horse Industry is well positioned for substantial growth when obstacles are removed.
This last slide is a tansition slide to begin the pitch that it makes good economic sense to contribute tax revenues to build the AZ Horse Industry.
If you have additions or suggestions, please let me know. This is a work in progress that evolves over time.
Thanks for taking the time to read this.
Ed O’Brien
VP ASHA
Publisher AllAboutHorses.com