PROGRAMS:
Here at SHBCYR, we provide unique, highly effective equine assisted programs for at-risk and special needs youth and adults. These programs include horse management as part of the curriculum, incorporating responsibility and ownership to participants at NO CHARGE.

Each participant, to the best of their ability, may learn to lead, groom and prepare their equine partner before and after each session. During their program, an individual's needs are addressed through horse therapy, up to and including speech, sensory, balance, behavior, cognitive processing and more in an experiential learning environment.

We serve a variety of special needs, including, but not limited to, those with cancer, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, autism, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy, cystic fibrosis, brain tumors, brain trama injuries, shaken baby syndrome, and needs dealing with speech, hearing, sight, or paralysis in our therapeutic riding program. We provide programs for at risk youth with behavioral disorders, eating disorders, depression, relationship issues, and abuse backgrounds. We also serve at risk parents dealing with family/relationship issues in our equine assisted learning program. A horticulture program is available for each participant to enjoy as part of their therapeutic experience.
 

Although riding is an important component of the therapeutic riding program, we do not offer recreational riding, traditional horsemanship instruction and/or riding lessons.

Our sessions run in 6 week increments, 1 hour per week, typically once per week, weather permitting. Please contact us for an application packet or for any additional information on the programs we offer.

We are a licensed SpiritHorse Therapeutic Center and a NARHA Member Center. Our staff includes certified SpiritHorse, NARHA and EAGALA instructors. We have many dedicated and experienced volunteers that generously donate their time and resources to assist our participants and support our programs.