LaFortune said sessions with children from various care homes are usually very productive, Photo courtesy Healing with Horses Foundation These sessions allow the children to improve their physical strength and overall well-being through therapeutic interactions.Ī pony at Healing with Horses runs along the shoreline at the Buccoo beach.
She said her staff includes four special-needs employees as it is important for special-needs people to be incorporated into daily activities.Īccording to Healing with Horses annual report, equine nature therapy sessions are held six days a week and are focused on supporting individuals diagnosed with autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, visual/hearing or speech Impairment, ADHD, emotional trauma, weak motor skills and Asperger’s syndrome. La Fortune said the aquatherapy heals some of the aches and injuries of the horses and clients also enjoy the relaxing ride through the water.Ī typical tour starts at the Healing with Horses main office with LaFortune giving clients a synopsis of the work of the foundation. On a regular day, it is common to hear the clop-clop as horses make their way along the streets to the Buccoo beach with clients on board. Visitor Makeda Farrell gets ready to ride a horse through Buccoo after learning the basics with Healing With Horses. Healing with Horses is open Monday to Saturday with two sessions per day – Being with Horses and a Beach Trail.
Starting with just one horse, Healing with Horses now boasts 12 equines – including former Jamaican racehorse King’s Council and a pony – on three acres of land donated by the Tobago House of Assembly.
The Healing with Horses Foundation, founded in 2010 by Veronika Danzer LaFortune and her husband Lennan LaFortune, provides a safe space for injured or reject horses to rehabilitate and interact with humans. Photo by David Reidīuccoo’s reef tours and goat racing have become world-renowned, but horseback riding has quickly become one of the more popular attractions in the scenic village. Tobago Healing with Horses – Buccoo’s ‘gentle giants’įriday 24 June 2022 Veronika Danzer LaFortune, co-founder of Healing with Horses, shows a Trini client the correct posture when sitting on a horse at the Healing with Horses park, Buccoo.
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