Horses help Beijing kids with autism: Mental health benefits of equestrian activities

Photos: Beijing kids with autism get help from horses

HOPE aims to help children with autism build confidence, strengthen coordination skills

Horses help Beijing kids with autism: Mental health benefits of equestrian activities

Beijing kids with autism get help from horses

On a crisp spring day at a Beijing equestrian club, 14-year-old Victor Liu climbs into the saddle of a dark-haired horse, starting the latest session of a sport that has changed his life.

Beijing kids with autism get help from horses

On a crisp spring day at a Beijing equestrian club, 14-year-old Victor Liu climbs into the saddle of a dark-haired horse, starting the latest session of a sport that has changed his life. Like other young people with autism in China, Victor has long faced stigma in a country where his condition is often misunderstood. But a charity named Horses Offering People Enrichment

Beijing kids with autism get help from horses

BEIJING - On a crisp spring day at a Beijing equestrian club, 14-year-old Victor Liu climbs into the saddle of a dark-haired horse, starting the latest session of a sport that has changed his life.