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EquiFriends is dedicated to improving the health and quality of life for children and adults with disabilities by providing equestrian activities including therapeutic horseback riding and horse-cart driving.
The program includes three ten-week sessions and one eight-week summer session, where therapeutic horseback riding classes are offered six days a week.They also provide equine-facilitated mental health therapy, vaulting, drill team, competition, and sport riding. The curriculum also includes: youth job training, occupational therapy, psychotherapy, involvement with school districts to enhance the lives and learning of youth, and promotion of well-being of siblings, caregivers and families of the riders.
EquiFriends is a nationally-accredited human service non-profit 501 (c ) (3) organization. Volunteers are an essential part of the organization as they assist the instructors and riders during the therapeutic riding classes and help in fund-raising and maintenance.