Horses of Hope Missouri

To provide unique educational therapeutic and life experiences that inspires people and change lives. Horses of Hope incorporates equine and other animal assisted activities, hippotherapy, therapeutic riding equine-assisted trauma-informed care/mental health and experientialrecreationaleducational opportunities. Serving individuals suffering from behavioral disorders, developmental disabilities, and psycho-emotional traumas of all types, using a comprehensive, trauma-informed equine and other animal assisted approach that assesses physical, mental, social and emotional needs. These activities are implemented as a part of a comprehensive approach that focuses on promoting wellness and prevention,empowering strenghts and resilience, and building healthy relationships for individuals, families,and groups experiencing physical, emotional, mental, social, and behavioral disabilities/disorders and challenges. The program operates forty-four weeks yearly and provides 100+ cliets. Staff consists of licensed professional councelors, licensed occupational therapist,occupational therapy assistants, path certified equine specialists in mental health and path certified hippotherapy and therapeutic riding instructors, trained in trauma-informed equine-assisted programing.