BACKGROUND: Persons with stroke commonly have residual neurological deficits that seriously OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether horse-riding therapy (H-RT) and rhythm and music-based therapy METHODS: This study is part of a randomized controlled trial in which H-RT and R-MT was provided RESULTS: 123 participants were assigned to H-RT (n = 41), R-MT (n = 41), or control (n = 41). Post- CONCLUSIONS: The present study supports the efficacy of H-RT in producing immediate gains in gait