PROGRAMS

New Participants

We’re currently not accepting new participants for our weekly therapeutic riding and horsemanship programs. However, we are keeping a waitlist and will open up spots as they become available. If you'd like to be added, please fill out the form below. We’ll reach out to you when a spot opens up.

As we’re actively serving our communities, please allow up to one week for processing while the program runs.

Services

The Santa Ynez Valley Therapeutic Riding Program offers therapeutic riding and horsemanship for children and adults. Lessons are taught on specially-trained horses. Students must have a physician’s release to ride. Please see our Student tab above for more information and a link to our Rider Application.

To learn more about any of our programs

please contact Kim at kim.syvtrp@gmail.com or (805) 350-2229.

Experiencing the motion of a horse can be very therapeutic. Because horseback riding rhythmically moves the rider’s body in a manner similar to a human gait, riders with physical disabilities often show improvement in flexibility, balance and muscle strength. In addition to the therapeutic benefits, horseback riding also provides recreational opportunities for individuals with disabilities to enjoy the outdoors. Therapeutic/adaptive horsemanship contributes to the cognitive, physical, emotional and social well-being of individuals with disabilities.

Benefits Include:

Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International. (n.d.). Therapeutic & Adaptive Horsemanship. PATH International. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://pathintl.org/programs/therapeutic-adaptive-horsemanship/