An Introduction to The Therapeutic Riding Centre of Taiwan
Through the video above, it will give you a general picture and more ideas about what the Therapeutic Riding Centre of Taiwan is about.
This video is taken straight from the Therapeutic Riding Centre of Taiwan, and the speaker is Shu-Ya, Chan, the physiotherapist at the riding centre.
Shu-Ya will give you a very clear introduction and even a deeper talk about therapeutic horseback riding, the horses that are suitable for this certain kind of use and the volunteers that works over there.
Hope by watching this video, you can have more understanding about this riding centre.
Sorry for the background wind noise, and please enjoy the video. Thank you.
The Volunteers – The People That Shares
Love
The Therapeutic Riding Centre of Taiwan is
a therapeutic horseback riding centre located in Jhongli. The Therapeutic
Riding Centre of Taiwan was established in 2000 at the premises of the
Vocational Training Center for Mentally R
However, Therapeutic riding programs
need a lot of volunteers working as horse leaders and side-walkers or helping
the children to do some stable work. Therefore, for the Therapeutic Riding
Centre of Taiwan, they value volunteers as a big part of their team. You can
also see the physiotherapist mentioning about the value of volunteers in the video
link. At the riding centre, you will find a banner with the words “人生價值,志工加值”, which I translate as “the value of
life is added by the commitment of the volunteers”. Personally I really like
how they phrase this sentence in Chinese, not only does it rhyme; it also gives
a deeper meaning of how important volunteer is to the riding centre. And also,
I look up to every devoting volunteer that help at this centre. Because
nowadays, not many people, students would give up their time to do something
like this. But these volunteers they help at this riding centre because they
think it is worthwhile, and they are happy being there.
Two of the volunteer at this place Michael
and Scott I have met share this passion
Michael is a 20 year
old student from Tsing Hua University, currently
studying Information engineering.
He has been in Taiwan Therapeutic Riding Centre for almost two years. The opportunity that got Michael here at the riding centre, was when his mother
asked if he wanted to spend his summer vacation being a volunteer at a
horseback riding centre for disabled children.
When asked the one thing that he likes most about
this place, he answered – learn to ride a horse. Before Michael
came to the Therapeutic Riding Centre of Taiwan, the computer man never thought about his life would be connected
with horses. However, when the day horses step into Michael’s
life, he felt a magical connection
and some sort of feeling that he couldn’t describe when he is with horses. He
found a passion and he is devoted at the place.
While other Michael’s friends and other
university students are having a free time on the weekend, Michael
gives up his time on the weekend to
help the disabled children to do the therapy. He also comes every Sunday to
clean the stable and look after the horses over here.
Michaels really likes the people that works
her at the Therapeutic Riding Centre of Taiwan, unlike the complicated world
out there, he feels no pressure to get along with the people here.
Since Michael has been here for such a long
time, I asked if he had seen anything that touches him. He told me he is really
happy to see many disabled children improve over a period of time. There is a
girl especially, who couldn’t speak complicated words and sentences, but now
she’s more capable of saying the words that she never were able to speak
before. Michael knew that this is the place to be, this centre changes and
helps these children enormously.
The next volunteer I interview is Scott.
Scott is also a university student but from America, who is currently taking a half
year leave from the university.
He told me that when he was at America, he wasn’t
a guy that takes responsible for things, and he never really contributes to
others. And that is why he wanted to be a volunteer; he wanted to make a difference.
There were two things that touched Scott. One
was that he sees the children that come here are happy and always have a smile
on their face, he understands the children with disability must felt uncomfortable
in some way, but the riding centre enriches their life. And he is glad that he
is part of this. Also, the other thing that he loves being here is that he
works with people that have love and a very caring heart.
There is one particular thing that he
remembers and he shared with me. There is a little girl that comes every Saturday
afternoon, she loves to sing, and wants to be like Celine Dion. She always sing
the world famous song – titanic, and Scott would sing together with her. Scott
told me that he is quite touched by this little girl, although she is only
young, but she has a dream, and she would try her best to pursue it.
Lastly, Scott said, the Therapeutic Riding
Centre of Taiwan changed him. He came here at the beginning as an irresponsible
young man, but now he has changed. When he was in university, he always finds
it hard to wake up early in the morning and go to class. But at here, as a
volunteer, he would wake up early to come to the riding centre and help out
here. Scott thinks this is a really good practice for him, and hopefully he
will go back to America feeling all fresh and energetic as well.
“I’m more thankful for my situation for
what I have and who I am after coming here.”
Scott said at the end. I must say this is
really a place that people with love and passion should stop by, and if you are
truly interested, you will then find out how amazing this place is. And why
volunteers like Michael and Scott would give up their own personal time to come
here. It is something that they wouldn't regret doing. And something that
changes not only disabled children but anyone that would like to be changed.The 3rd College Cup for Equestrian
Interview with Michael Chang, Shu-Ya,Chan and Ken Sun
This is an interview with three contestants for the Third College Cup for Equestrian.
And they are from The Therapeutic Riding Centre of Taiwan.
Michael Chang, Shu-Ya, Chan and Ken Sun will share with you how that felt on the day during the competition.........
Pictures sharing
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| Celebrating one of the staff's birthday Photo credit to the Therapeutic Riding Centre of Taiwan Facebook Page |
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| Celebration with students and their parents for Mothers Day Photo credit to the Therapeutic Riding Centre of Taiwan Facebook Page |
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| The volunteers Photo credit to the Therapeutic Riding Centre of Taiwan Facebook Page |
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