Horses for Hope Therapuetic Riding Lessons

Therapeutic horseback riding lessons provide training in horsemanship and therapeutic horseback riding for children and adults with disabilities (physical, mental, emotional, speech, and learning) and for persons diagnosed with debilitating or life-threatening illnesses. Lessons are designed for the client’s specific needs and focus on skills and exercises to enhance the client’s quality of life.

We offer two programs:
The Year-Round Therapeutic Riding Program (YTR) – the fee is $175/month for level 3/4 riders or $185/month for level 1/2. Riders should be evaluated prior to placement in a class. These classes will be facilitated by a PATH Int’l certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor and/or a CHA certified Instructor for Riders with Disabilities or an instructor in training.

The Seasonal Therapeutic Riding Program (STR) with a financially free (work exchange) option may be offered weekly for 10 weeks in the Spring or 10 weeks in the Fall. The fee is $0 or $375 per 10 week semester. These classes will be facilitated by a PATH Int’l certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor and/or a CHA certified Instructor for Riders with Disabilities. The requirement for this program is:

For the financially free option – the family must volunteer a minimum of 15 hours during the riders’ lesson semester (January – June or July – December) OR 10 hours PLUS be an in-ring assistant with your rider’s session.
The rider can only be a level 1, 2 or 3 rider – level 4 are to be enrolled in the YTR program. The rider must be evaluated prior to enrollment.
We offer limited financial assistance through our scholarship fund. Scholarships are offered on a limited basis when funding is available.