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8 November 2024

Riding The Blue: Updates on the Assisted Therapy Protocol with Horses for People with Autism Spectrum Disorder

The “Riding the Blue” project – developed through the collaboration between Fieracavalli, FISE, the University Hospital of Verona, the ULSS 9 Scaligera Health Authority, and the Veneto Region – confirms the effectiveness of Animal-Assisted Intervention, particularly with horses, in treating Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The project has a key goal: to expand the research nationwide, involving an additional 150 participants. This would provide even more significant data that could allow this type of therapy to not only be recognized as a valid supplementary or integrative intervention, but also to be considered part of the “ecological approaches” recognized by international scientific literature.

Today, the results of another year of experimentation with the pilot project “Riding the Blue,” dedicated to equine-assisted therapy for children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder, were presented.

Starting with 15 initial participants from the Veneto region, the project grew in 2022 to include 60 subjects from 6 Italian regions, and by 2023, expanded even further to involve 95 children and adolescents aged 8 to 13 from 10 regions: Veneto, Lombardy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Tuscany, Umbria, Lazio, Campania, Puglia, Calabria, and Sicily.

The results – analyzed by the Regional Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders of Verona – are surprising, showing improvements in adaptive behavior, a reduction in dyspraxia, increased motor coordination, and enhanced sensory processing abilities. These positive outcomes have significantly impacted the daily lives of the children and adolescents, as well as their families and the people around them.

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Italialleva

Area Commerciale Top Brand e Campo prova FWC

Top Brand Commercial Area and FWC Test Field

Arena FISE

Purosangue arabo e GIA
Arabian Horse and GIA

MASAF

Area Commerciale B2C
B2C Commercial Area
Area Commerciale B2B
B2B Commercial Area
Salone cavallo Iberico e Horse Friendly Arena
Iberian Horse Salon and Horse Friendly Arena
Barrel Racing e Pole Bending
Barrel Racing and Pole Bending
Perimetro sicurezza cavalli
Perimeter safety horses
Animazioni
Animation
Perimetro sicurezza cavalli
Perimeter safety horses
Morfologie Razze Americane, SEF Italia, Special Events
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Food Court

Area Kids

Salone del Turismo Rurale e dei Prodotti Tipici e Area Family
Exhibition of Rural Tourism and Typical Products and Family Area

Area H

Area F

Area E

Area C

Area D

Area B

Area A

PALA EXPO

INGRESSO / ENTRANCE "SAN ZENO"

INGRESSO / ENTRANCE
"CANGRANDE"

INGRESSO / ENTRANCE
"RE TEODORICO"

Longines FEI Jumping World Cup e Gala d’Oro

Longines FEI Jumping World Cup and Golden Gala

Italialleva

Area Commerciale Top Brand e Campo prova FWC

Top Brand Commercial Area and FWC Test Field

Arena FISE

Purosangue arabo e GIA

Arabian Horse and GIA

MASAF

Area Commerciale B2C

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Area Commerciale B2B

B2B Commercial Area

Salone cavallo Iberico e Horse Friendly Arena

Iberian Horse Salon and Horse Friendly Arena

Barrel Racing e Pole Bending

Barrel Racing and Pole Bending

Perimetro sicurezza cavalli

Perimeter safety horses

Animazioni

Animation
Perimetro sicurezza cavalli
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Morfologie Razze Americane, SEF Italia, Special Events

American Breed Morphologies, SEF Italy, Special Events

Food Court

Area Kids

Salone del Turismo Rurale e dei Prodotti Tipici e Area Family
Exhibition of Rural Tourism and Typical Products and Family Area
Area H
Area F
Area E
Area C
Area D
Area B
Area A
PALA EXPO

INGRESSO / ENTRANCE "SAN ZENO"

INGRESSO / ENTRANCE
"CANGRANDE"

INGRESSO / ENTRANCE
"RE TEODORICO"

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Animazioni Animation
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Morfologie Razze Americane, SEF Italia, Special Events American Breed Morphologies, SEF Italy, Special Events

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Area Kids

Salone del Turismo Rurale e dei Prodotti Tipici e Area Family Exhibition of Rural Tourism and Typical Products and Family Area

Area H

Area F

Area E

Area C

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Area B

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"CANGRANDE"

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