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Activities Offered
  • Horseback Riding
Staff Training and Certification
  • Staff Certification:2 Registered Level Riding Instructors, Certified Counselors

Transportation
  • Accessible by Public Transportation: No

  • Transportation Provided by the Program: No

Notes

Rising Stars offers instruction in Western riding and English driving. Sessions are usually held out doors in a enclosed area. We offer sessions starting late in May and running through October.

Eligibility for services is based on the fact that the participant must have a serious mental illness. Cost of participation in the program is subsidized by grants, donations by community organizations and individual contributions.

Specialization is in assisting individuals with mental illness meet individual goals through learning basics horsemanship skills and learning to ride/ drive a horse. Our staff consists of 2 registered level riding instructors, who are also certified counselors.

All participants benefit from or develop increased self esteem/ self confidence. Therapeutic horseback riding benefits individuals with almost any mental illness:
  • Schizophrenia
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Borderline Personality Disorder
  • Depression

Our organization is a non-profit (501c3 status).