This is another unique and highly successful initiative of CIMR.
The rocking and rhythmic motion that riding gives the students stimulates various and different centers of body and brain simultaneously, which is highly regarded as therapeutic. The purpose is to cater to faster development of the intellectually challenged persons. Two horses were donated by Hon’ble former president of India Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam at the Rashtrapati bhavan in 2007 for the use of our children. They are being trained to ride the horse and it requires confidence and courage. The result is amazing. Children get the confidence. Besides, their physical strength is increased.
Students are shown how to clean and brush the horse, how to give massage to the horse and the daily chores of keeping the stable clean and tidy. The purpose is to reduce the fear of the students about animals like the horse and assure them that we can build up friendship with them, as horse is a fierce and non domestic animal.
Harnessing and saddling processes are shown to students to make them understand and learn how systematically this has to be done so that we can lead a horse as we wish and ride it. The purpose is to give the students ‘courage & confidence’ that they can lead a fierce horse by holding the rein with a definite length and strength.
