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The purpose of this study was to investigate the balance abilities of the adolescent girl with brain lesions by STS (Sit-to-Stand) action analysis before and after the rehabilitative horse riding of 16 week program. The subject aged 16 year old who had the disabilities of spasticity and hemiplegia was recruited with the consent approval. The equilibrium abilities of the subject were tested by Sit-to-Stand examination with WTT (Weight Transfer Time), MRI (Mean Rising Index), MWA (Mean Weight Asymmetry), MTFV (Max Trunk Flexion Velocity), and MTEV (Max Trunk Extension Velocity). Research was designed by AB single subject study with baseline of 3 times of measurement and rehabilitative horse riding treatments. In the results, the enhancement of the subject’s equilibrium ability was shown by the comparison between baseline and treatment by the STS test that WTT was 2.37 sec faster, MRI was 6.64N/kg higher and MWA was 8.12% lower and MTFV was 0.57/sec lager than all those means of baseline. It suggested that the subjects showed her enhanced balance ability while in sitting and standing action test after the rehabilitative horse riding treatments.