Our horses bring health, happiness, and hope! A natural and fun therapy for physical, mental, emotional and behavioral challenges.
If you’ve ridden horses or enjoyed their gentle love, you know the experience is unlike any other. And for those with physical, mental, emotional or behavioral challenges, the interaction can be remarkably life changing.
Therapeutic horseback riding can enhance:
Strength, coordination, self-esteem, concentration, emotional states, posture, balance, a sense of well being, personal mobility, a feeling of independence.
How do these gentle, four-legged therapists help?
Horses and humans walk using a similar motion and gait. Horse movements cause riders to respond using natural body movements. Exercise equipment works specific muscle groups, where horseback riding promotes integrated “whole person” flow of movements. Clients with physical disabilities improve their muscle strength, balance, flexibility, and coordination.
Our horses are also friendly, nonjudgmental companions. Their gentle natures improve mental and emotional states. The bond that develops between a horse and rider inspires a sense of teamwork, responsibility, communication, caring, and joy.
What sort of challenges can therapeutic riding help with?
- Physical: injuries, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, stroke, spina-bifida, paralysis
- Cognitive: autism, Down’ s syndrome, developmental disabilities, sensory integration disorder, attention deficit disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Fee: Six 1/2 hour lessons over 6 weeks – $ 240
Ages: 4 and up
Download:
Therapeutic Horseback Riding Application 2024 for therapy riders
Participant Annual Update 2024 (for current riders only)
Physician Annual Update 2024 (for current riders only)
Concussion Fact Sheet for Parents
New riders are evaluated during a private lesson. This evaluation lesson establishes the appropriate placement within the existing riding calendar for lessons. Cost for an Evaluation Lesson is $75.
For more information, contact us!
THERAPEUTIC RIDING SCHEDULE 2024
| RIDING DATES | BREAK – NO RIDING | |
|---|---|---|
| Session 1 | January 6 – February 16 | February 17 – March 1 |
| Session 2 | March 2 – April 12 | April 13 – April 26 |
| Session 3 | April 27 – June 14 (NO RIDING 5/20 – 5/26) | June 15 – June 30 |
| Session 4 – Summer Session | July 1 – July 26 Horse Camp July 29 – August 2 Advanced Rider Clinic August 5 – 9 Jr. Advanced Rider Clinic AM August 12 – 16 Adult Horse Camp |
August 17 – September 6 |
| Session 5 | September 6 – October 18 (NO RIDING 10/11-10/12) | October 19 – November 1 |
| Session 6 | November 2 – December 20 (NO RIDING 11/25 – 12/1) | December 21, 2025 – January 10, 2025
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THERAPEUTIC RIDING SCHEDULE 2025
| RIDING DATES | BREAK – NO RIDING | |
|---|---|---|
| Session 1 | January 11 – February 21 | February 22 – February 28 |
| Session 2 | March 1 – April 11 | April 12 – April 25 |
| Session 3 | April 26 – June 13 (NO RIDING 5/19 – 5/25) | June 14 – June 29 |
| Session 4 – Summer Session | June 30 – July 25 Horse Camp July 28 – August 1 Advanced Rider Clinic August 4 – 8 Jr. Advanced Rider Clinic AM August 4 – 8 THR Camp PM August 11 – 15 Adult Horse Camp |
August 16 – September 5 |
| Session 5 | September 6 – October 17 (NO RIDING 10/10 – 10/11) | October 18 – October 31 |
| Session 6 | November 1 – December 19 (NO RIDING 11/24 – 11/30) | December 20, 2025 – January 9, 2026 |
Would you like to volunteer to help in our riding programs? Get more information here.