Horse therapy program brings joy to kids with learning disabilities in Namibia


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Immanuel Hoxobeb (right) assisting Alicia, one of the participants of the program. — Photos: AP

Susan de Meyer’s horses have different effects on different children. Hyperactive kids learn to be a little quieter around them while non-verbal children are moved to communicate and to bond with them.

De Meyer runs a program in the southern African country of Namibia that harnesses the power but also the gentleness of horses to help children with learning disabilities and ­conditions like ADHD and autism.

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