Horse riding and diabetes

According to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), diabetes mellitus constitutes one of the greatest health challenges of the 21st century. As reported by the latest research publications, physical activity is an important component of the patient therapy. Given the nature of activity, horse riding is considered to bring positive health effects during the diabetes treat-ment. Already 3500 years ago horse riding was known as a remedy for diabetes – it alleviated nagging symptoms, suggesting significant improvement of the amount of glucose in blood.