How Do You Build A Mounting Ramp For Therapeutic Riding?
If you want to turn your equestrian facility into a North American Riding for the Handicapped Association-approved therapeutic riding center, you will need a mounting ramp and block designed to accommodate the maximum number of assistants and equipment you will use. Having a ramp can help increase the independence of your students. Plan the location of your ramp. The ramp should be near the riding arena, but not inside of it, and should consist of a mounting ramp and an offside barrier that’s not a fence or wall. By using a mounting block or another ramp as your offside barrier, you build the ability for offside mounts into the center’s setup. The offside barrier should be 28 to 36 inches away from the ramp. The ramp will be on the left side, and the barrier will be on the right. Your ramp should be constructed so that there is a ramp up to where the students will be mounted, and then a ramp down the other side where the instructor and volunteers will walk down alongside the student on
