Program areas at BITS ETC
Therapeutic Riding: Therapeutic riding for individuals struggling with physical, emotional, or mental disabilities. Therapeutic riding helps individuals build their confidence, trust, and physical mobility as they develop meaningful relationships with horses.
Summer Camps: A week that combines outdoor activities, socio-emotional learning, and equine therapy services for children ages 5-14. In 2022, we provided summer camp to children who face physical, emotional, financial, or mental challenges in their lives.
SOAR Program: A program that combines therapeutic riding and mental health counseling for individuals struggling with depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideations. In 2022, we more than tripled our implementation of programs, providing these services to 78 individuals through 13 SOAR programs. We also ran preliminary data that indicated the specific success of this program that showed clients who completed the SOAR program experienced a decrease in depression/anxiety, as well as an increase in peer support, self-worth, and confidence.