MANES & MOTIONS THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER

At Manes & Motions we use horses and equine assisted activities to enhance our participants' quality of life. This is accomplished with the guidance of a PATH Intl. certified riding instructor through the development of a relationship between horse and rider. Riding lesson plans are individualized and designed to engage participants in a positive, supportive learning environment.
During each lesson, participants enjoy a variety of equine assisted activities. These activities are designed to motivate the rider and provide opportunities for meeting physical, cognitive, behavioral and psychological goals. Each participant's abilities are assessed and instructors develop goals specific to individual needs. Classes are taught in an individual or group lesson. Private lessons are taught in a one-to-one setting and are 30 minutes in length. Group lessons consist of up to four riders and are 45 minutes in length.
Each lesson may include: warm-up, exercise, skill development, activities and games.
Riders will spend the majority of their lesson on a horse but unmounted stable activities are also incorporated into the lesson when appropriate. These activities provide participants with a chance to enhance their horsemanship skills and include: equine-related educational activities, ground work with horses, grooming and horse care and tack.
Our diverse rider population comes from a variety of backgrounds and ranges in age from four years to adulthood. Manes & Motions offers services to a wide scope of participants with special needs including but not limited to: anxiety disorder, attention deficit disorder, autism, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, Down syndrome, hearing impairment, multiple sclerosis, PTSD, stoke, traumatic brain injury and visual impairment.