Purpose: The aim of this study is to identify the priorities of psychological drives in participating in therapeutic horse-riding. Methods: To accomplish the task, factors on psychological drivers in rehabilitation horse-riding were extracted using Delphi technique. Also, the questionnaire was composed of extracted items for parents (N = 40) of children with disabilities, and data for analytic hierarchy analysis (AHP) were collected. Results: As a result of analyzing the psychological factors of participating in therapeutic horse-riding, it has shown in the order of achievement (0.302), emotional regulation (0.248), concentration (0.206), goal consciousness (0.117), confidence (0.065) and anxiety (0.062). Conclusion: The results of this study show that the appropriate rehabilitation horse-riding program for children with disabilities aims at participating to achieve psychological stability such as high sense of achievement, emotional control, and concentration. Therefore, this study suggests that it is necessary to develop a program that can increase the psychological factors and enhance the professionalism of rehabilitation in order to meet parents’ needs for children with disabilities.

INTRODUCTION
 METHOD
  Participants
  Measure
 RESULTS
  Delphi analysis results
  Priority analysis result
 DISCUSSION
 CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS
 REFERENCES

• Ji-Yun Park(Chonbuk National University)
• Seok-Hyun Song(Chonbuk National University)
• Dong-Wook Han(Chonbuk National University) Corresponding author