Hope Springs Equestrian Therapy

Although covid has continued to impact our programs, we delivered 784 lessons and 19 days of camp last year to a total of 42 individuals with disabilities. Currently, 69% of our students are children, many of whom could not afford this valuable Therapy without support from foundations. 71% have cognitive or behavioral disabilities predominantly autism, pervasive developmental disorders, or intellectual developmental delays. 47% face physical disabilities, including cerebral palsy, seizures, blindness, and spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries. Approximately 14% of our students are youth-at-risk, and 24% are siblings. See schedule o for continuationour "Hope spring for all" programs include traditional Equestrian Therapy (therapeutic horseback riding), therapeutic driving, camp programs for children with disabilities and youth-at-risk, and a sibling ride program. Our recent accomplishments include: - 26 years of successful operation offering Equestrian Therapy lessons and camps while continually improving, developing and implementing specialized programs- establishing and maintaining working relationships with local area school districts, public and private agencies, medical practices, rehab facilities and others- recruitment, retention and ongoing training of qualified, compassionate riding instructors and maintaining healthy, carefully-selected/trained Therapy horses upon which our programs rely.