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Horses For Healing ...  

located in Auburn, CA, is dedicated to enhancing the physical, mental and spiritual well-being of special needs individuals and their loved ones through involvement with horses.

  

Currently there are no waiting lists for new clients.  Click below to get an application.

 

Apply to Horses For Healing

 

 

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See Support Our Program for other ways to help. 

 

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY

 

 

 
Program Times:
 
Tuesday Afternoons -
 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
 
Friday Mornings -
 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
 
    

 

 

           

Congratulations to Marcy Schaffer-Egot!
 
Marcy passed her NARHA Instructor Certification on June 21, 2010.
 
Horses for Healing. . .
 
Is looking for a new home for one of our therapy horses, Lily.  She is a 24 year old arab mare with lots of get up and go.  Please contact us if you or someone you know would be interested.
 
It is through all of your efforts that we can bring our program to our community.
 
Therapeutic Riding Provides. . .

the opportunity for people with special needs to use horses as their therapists. Through this multi-sensory approach, the horse helps to heal the individual both physically and psychologically.

 

Who Benefits. . .


from participating in a therapeutic riding program? Individuals with the following:


 

  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Head Injury
  • Depression
  • Learning Disabilities
  • Cancer
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Blindness
  • Stroke
  • ADHD
  • Autism
  • Many other conditions as well

 

Therapeutic Riding Can. . .

 

  • Improve coordination and reflexes
  • Increase balance
  • Relax constricted muscles
  • Strengthen and stretch muscles
  • Improve self-esteem
  • Improve self-awareness
  • Increase concentration
  • Give a sense of achievement
  • Build a special relationship between horse and rider


Horses For Healing

 

(530) 887-9573
 

Riding Center:
 
13355 Bell Brook Drive
Auburn, CA 95602
 
Mailing Address:
 
PO Box 1136
Meadow Vista, CA 95722