Hi MikeyBoxide.......yes......riding is a wonderful thing to be able to do after a SCI . I remember the first time I got back on a horse........two years after my accident. It was intoxicating ! It was at a riding therapy place......they determined that my balance was good enough that I could rein the horse myself.......and we were supposed to trot over a small X.......my little horse broke into a lovely soft canter.....took it like a champ......much to the horror of the one who was supposed to be supervising me........and I laughed.....all the way through it. Horses are such spiritual beings........I think that anyone ,after a SCI who can.......should ride ! It helps with balance.....strength.....and most of all.........life. You'll feel alive again.By the way........that's how I became a paraplegic........a horse accident. I was training her not to rear up.....a most dangerous habit........I thought the lesson was over.....that I had " won "........she went up and sat down on me..........turns out.......she " won " . No .....I only learned later.....that she'd spent two years in a stall......had hurt her front hoof......and was probably in great pain.......she just didn't want anybody on her back. I should have asked about her background......I didn't......accidents happen. Horses are still.....magical.....and a wonderful answer to being mobile again. So yes Mikey.....I've tried equine therapy.........it works !