FAQ

What is Therapeutic Riding?
Therapeutic Riding is a form of motion therapy used to encourage responses physically, mentally and emotionally.  Using the motion and warmth of the horse, muscles are encouraged to loosen, lengthen and relax.  

In what ways can therapeutic riding help a person with a disability?
Therapeutic riding is beneficial for children and adults who present with any of a wide range of cognitive, physical, and emotional conditions.  Most riders with disabilities love having a quiet, peaceful, environment in which they feel safe.  Horses share this love of quiet and peace making therapeutic riding a perfect common ground.  Each rider and each disability is very different, but below you can find several examples of how therapy riding can help:

• Therapeutic riding provides a social activity for riders that may have problems in social situations.  Riders must learn, not only to interact with their horse, but to listen to their instructor.
• Therapeutic riding assists with companionship, responsibilities, confidence, leadership, vocational and educational skills
• Therapeutic riding may help riders extend the skills learned while interacting with the horse to interaction with others around them and to form meaningful relationships with people.
• The trust and loyalty displayed by the horse demonstrates to a rider how important they are.  The rider may then take this newly-acquired self-esteem and apply it to their own personal relationships.
• Therapeutic riding may help a rider feel more in control of their situation.
• And most importantly - it's fun!

How much is a session?
Sessions are $25.00 for a one half hour session and $45.00 for a one hour session.

When are the sessions?
Sessions are currently being scheduled on Tuesday afternoons and Saturday mornings or by appointment.
Our general hours of operation are Tuesdays 4pm - 8pm and Saturdays 9am - 1pm