Reach Therapeutic Riding Center

Therapeutic Riding: is geared to meet specific Riding and/or social objectives. The primary focus is to teach Riding skills that build toward independent Riding. Hippotherapy: employs the movement of the horse as a tool to improve posture, balance, and movement, as well as fine and gross motor responses.

Equine assisted counseling is a program in which a mental health professional helps clients address mental health treatment goals by partnering with horses. As prey animals, horses are very sensitive to humans' emotions and body language. Their genuine responses to clients' underlying mental and emotional states provide honest feedback that helps clients make positive changes in their patterns of thinking and behaving. The bond that clients establish with their horses also teaches them how to form healthier relationships with people, and their experiences with the horses provide a starting point for exploring parts of their lives.

Clinics,workshops & research studies

Equine faciliated learning- in equine facilitated learning (efl), students partner with horses to navigate through challenges under the supervision of a certified equine specialist in mental health and learning. Learning to work effectively with horses creates an environment in which students can improve on life skills such as team building, self-confidence, leadership and more. Our efl program offers individual and group lessons for youth as well as field trip opportunities for schools or other groups.