Horse Therapy helps little girl with autism communicate [Video]

REDMOND, Wash. — A little horse named Pete is helping a little girl named Celeste learn how to speak, at Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center. A place where people with disabilities can reach their full potential, using horsepower. 

Devin Kubat is a speech and language pathologist at Little Bit who works with Celeste. 

“Celeste is 2 years old, she is autistic, so she was diagnosed with autism. She came here and she was not speaking very much,” said Kubat. “So her mom brought her here and we’re so glad she did. She is adorable. She loves horses. This is a really, really great place for her to be for therapy, because it’s such a fun environment.”

Thirty Percent of Little Bit’s clients are people with autism according to Little Bit’s Executive Director Paula Del Guidice.

“There’s so …