<p> Research indicates children with disabilities benefit from therapeutic horseback riding (TR). This study examined the impact TR had on attention behaviors of five children with various developmental disabilities in a preschool classroom. Children were observed in the classroom setting twice weekly for 10 weeks on a day they participated in TR services and on a day they did not participate in TR. Single case experiments suggested there was not a significant difference in all but one child’s sustained attention in the classroom on days children received TR services. An independent samples t-test suggested there was no significant difference in scores between riding day (<i>M</i> = 1.78, <i>SD</i> =.247) and non-riding days (<i>M</i> = 1.76, <i>SD</i> = .262); <i>t</i>(87) = -.481, <i>p</i> = .632 for the group as a whole. Further research should be conducted to determine TR’s effect on behaviors in the classroom. </p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:PROQUEST/oai:pqdtoai.proquest.com:1596086 |
| Date | 09 September 2015 |
| Creators | Patterson, Morgan Jessica |
| Publisher | Mississippi State University |
| Source Sets | ProQuest.com |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | thesis |
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