Therapeutic Riding
Therapeutic riding enables many disabled people to participate in
an enjoyable activity, and experience physical benefits such as
improved balance and coordination, greater strength and muscle
control, and increased range of motion. Try to find a program
that is accredited by the North American Riding for the Handicapped
Association. (see NARHA link below). Most centers are non-profit, and you
can help their rapidly-growing programs by donating your time, money,
horses, tack, etc. Donations are welcome, and are usually tax deductible.
Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Programs offer Equine Assisted
Psychotherapy to improving the mental health of individuals, families, and
groups.
- Adaptive
Riding Institute horseback adventures in Oregon for people with disabilities
- ACORD
American Competition Opportunities for Riders with Disabilities
- Advantage Ranch
in Blacksburg, Virginia
- Atlantic Riding Center for the
Handicapped in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey
- Back
to Fitness Therapeutic Riding in Carroll County Maryland
- CATRA
information about programs in Pennsylvania
- Chesapeake
Therapeutic Riding in Abingdon, MD
- Circle of Hope Therapeutic Riding
in Barnesville, Maryland
- EAGALA
organization for people interested in equine-assisted psychotherapy
- Equi-Kids
in Virginia Beach, VA
- Equine
Assisted Psychotherapy Programs indexed by state
- Equine Assisted Therapy Programs indexed by state
- Equine Therapy Associates in Potomac, MD
- 4-H Therapeutic Riding
Program of Carroll County in Westminster, MD
- Frederick County 4H Therapeutic Riding
Program in Thurmont, Maryland
- Freedom Hills
Therapeutic Riding Program in Port Deposit, MD
- Freedom Rider
a catalog for the challenged equestrian
- Giant Steps
therapeutic equestrian center in Petaluma, CA
- Gleneayre Equestrian Program for children in Lumberton, NJ
- Great and Small
in Boyds, MD
- Great Strides Therapeutic Riding
in Damascus, Maryland
- Greenwell
Therapeutic Riding Program in Hollywood, Maryland
- Guide Horse Foundation
trained Guide Horses for visually impaired people in Kittrell, NC
-
Handicapped and Therapeutic Riding links from Open Directory
- Hoofbeats Therapeutic Riding Center
in Natural Bridge, Virginia
- Hoof
Prints in the Sand Therapeutic Trail Riding Center near Ocean City, MD
- Hooves 4 Hope
for abused, neglected and at-risk kids in Huntingtown, MD
- Hope Springs
Equestrian Therapy in Chester Springs, Pennsylvania
- Idylwild Farm in Federalsburg, MD
- Ivy Hill
Therapeutic Equestrian Center in Perkasie, PA
- Kamp A-Kom-Plish
lessons & camps for riders with disabilities, in Nanjemoy, MD
- Le Cheval Stable
in Glenwood, MD
- Life
Horse at Breezy Hill for special needs children, in Thurmont, MD
- Little Bits
therapeutic riding in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Loudoun Therapeutic Riding
Foundation in Leesburg, VA
- Maryland Network for Injured
Equestrians assists MD equestrians with head or spinal cord injuries
- Maryland Therapeutic Riding
in Crownsville, Maryland
- NARHA find therapeutic
riding centers in your area; much more
- New Vista Ranch
a sanctuary for disabled adults in the Las Vegas, Nevada area
- Normandy Farm
Therapeutic Riding in Street, Maryland
- North American Riding for the Handicapped
Association (NARHA) find a program in your area
- Northern Virginia Therapeutic Riding
Program
- Pennsylvania Council
on Therapeutic Horsemanship lists programs in PA
- Pennsylvania Therapeutic Horsemanship Directory
PDF file from Penn State
- Personal
Ponies provides Miniature Shetland Ponies to disabled children
- Potomac
Horse Center therapeutic riding lessons in North Potomac, MD
- Progressive Equestrian
Therapeutic Services in Upper Marlboro, MD
- Rainbow Center 4-H Therapeutic
Equestrian Program in Manassas, Virginia
- Reins of Life
in Chestertown, MD, Coatesville and Kimberton, PA
- Reverie Farm
in Pasadena, MD
- Rock Creek
Park Horse Center in Washington, DC
- Rose of Sharon Equestrian School, Inc. located 20 miles north-east of Baltimore
- Sebastian Riding Associates
in Collegeville, Pennsylvania
- Special Olympics of Maryland
calendar of events and much more
- Special Olympics International
find programs in your area
- Star
Equestrian Center in Hagerstown, MD
- STRIDES Therapeutic Riding
in Northridge, California
- Sundance Dreams
riding program for individuals with disabilities in MN
- Sunrise Park
in North Central Kansas
- The Unicorn Center
in Bowie, MD
- Therapeutic and
Recreational Riding Center in Glenwood, Maryland
- Therapeutic Horseback
Riding and the Feldenkrais Method
- Therapeutic
Riding Association of Virginia list of member facilities
- Therapeutic Riding of Erie County
in Fairview, Pennsylvania
- Thorncroft Therapeutic
Horseback Riding in Malvern, PA
- Tranquility
Farm Equestrian Education and Renewal Center in Thurmont, MD
- Winslow Therapeutic Center
in Warwick, New York
- Work to Ride
riding program for "at risk" youth in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
-
Yahoo Equestrian Special Needs links