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Body: * <p>Therapeutic riding stables can be found by searching this site:  <a href="http://www.narha.org/">http://www.narha.org/</a></p><p>&#160;</p><p>Therapeutic riding can be a fabulous multisensorial experience. For further information check out the Web site of Connections Therapeutic Riding Center in Colorado: <a href="http://www.connectionstrc.org/">http://www.connectionstrc.org/</a>.</p><font size="2"><p>Children with autism many times respond very positively to music and horse therapies. Point being, &quot;Music &amp; Horse Therapies&quot; can overlap sometimes for added reinforcment.</p><p>Familiar songs can be played in both horse and music therapies. Also, it has been noted that music has a calming effect sometimes for children with autism in horse therapy sessions. After working with a young man with autism, I realized the concept of &quot;THE BEAT&quot;(Heart, Hoof &amp; Drum) which is in part about how important movement and music is to children with autism.</p><p>***</p> <font size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy; font-family: Arial">     Just have to note that before horse therapy lessons, one young man with autism always goes on the swings next to the stables </span></font><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#000080"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy; font-family: Arial">efore his therapeutic horse lessons.    Also, at his home,  he enjoys using the treadmill while listening t</span></font><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#000080"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy; font-family: Arial">o music and I am trying to get him to use the jogging trampoline, also. “Movement &amp; Music” means so </span></font><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#000080"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy; font-family: Arial">much to most people with autism.  Lastly, “THE BEAT” is not limited </span></font><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#000080"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy; font-family: Arial">to disABILITIES, but also includes the full spectrum of how MUSIC connects with”People &amp; Horses”.</span></font> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#000080"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy; font-family: Arial">     </span></font></p></font>

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