WINDHOEK, Namibia (KAP) - Susan de Meyer's horses have different effects on different children. Hyperactive children learn to be a little quieter around them, while non-verbal children learn to interact and bond with them.
De Meyer runs a programme in Namibia, South Africa, that uses the strength but also the gentleness of horses to help children with learning disabilities and conditions such as ADHD and autism.
Every weekday morning, de Meyer's dusty enclosure near the capital Windhoek comes alive with a group of eight to 10 children from one of the special schools he helps. The children ride the horses, care for them, pet them and often, de Meyer says, talk to them.
De Meyer grew up on a farm surrounded by horses and they have always been a part of her life. She says they have a quality that is priceless: they don't judge children, no matter how different they are.WINDHOEK, Namibia (KAP) - Susan de Meyer's horses have different influences on different children. Hyperactive children learn to be a little quieter around them, while non-verbal children learn to interact and relate to them.
De Meyer runs a programme in Namibia, South Africa, that uses the strength but also the gentleness of horses to help children with learning disabilities and conditions such as ADHD and autism.
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