Self Esteem and Therapeutic Riding

One study published on NARHA looked at pre and post self-esteem scores for five children ages 8-13 with CP, LD, and hypotonia who were engaged in therapeutic riding. Using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, these children did show significant increases in self esteem pre-post.
This was a minute pilot study, but could definitely have implications for future studies. It could be triangulated with other pieces of information, including parent perceptions.

Galty, C.M. (no date given). Psychosocial impact of therapeutic riding: A pilot study. retrieved from www.narha.org/PDFfiles/pyschosocial_impact.pdf June 8, 2006