Riding A Horse Brings Autistic Boy Out Of His Shell

How A Horse Has Helped A 9-Year-Old Boy With Autism

Isaiah Forte, 9, flashes a brilliant smile from the horse he’s riding. Diagnosed at 2 with autism, Forte for years had difficulty communicating and connecting with others. But then the little boy met a smallish chestnut mare at the HorseAbility Center for Equine Facilitated Programs in Westbury, N.Y., and everything started to change.

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