OUR PROGRAMS
We offer equine-assisted services (EAS) to help each individual accomplish personalized goals and improve skills; all while having FUN! EAS programs can have positive outcomes for the cognitive, physical, emotional, and social well-beings of individuals with special needs.
Physically: The horse stimulates the rider’s pelvis and trunk in a manner that closely resembles the normal gait of a human. The physical benefits to the riders include postural improvement, improved balance, normalization of tone, and increased strength. Movement exploration on a horse can help improve overall body awareness.
Emotionally: The success of overcoming fear and anxiety can lead a rider to realizing self-worth and increase self-confidence. Achieving riding skills can have a positive effect on a rider’s self-perception. The relationships that develop between riders, volunteers, staff, and horses are all integral to a positive emotional experience.
Socially: Riders interact with staff and volunteers or with peers in a group lesson establishing a positive social experience.
Cognitively: The horse provides riders with the motivation to learn new things. Educational goals such as letter and number recognition and sequencing can be incorporated into lessons.
Sensorially: The movement of a horse can provide a variety of sensory integration issues. A smooth-gaited horse can provide input to a rider to help establish rhythm. A rough-gaited horse can provide a rider with stimulation to help organize and integrate sensory input.
Physically: The horse stimulates the rider’s pelvis and trunk in a manner that closely resembles the normal gait of a human. The physical benefits to the riders include postural improvement, improved balance, normalization of tone, and increased strength. Movement exploration on a horse can help improve overall body awareness.
Emotionally: The success of overcoming fear and anxiety can lead a rider to realizing self-worth and increase self-confidence. Achieving riding skills can have a positive effect on a rider’s self-perception. The relationships that develop between riders, volunteers, staff, and horses are all integral to a positive emotional experience.
Socially: Riders interact with staff and volunteers or with peers in a group lesson establishing a positive social experience.
Cognitively: The horse provides riders with the motivation to learn new things. Educational goals such as letter and number recognition and sequencing can be incorporated into lessons.
Sensorially: The movement of a horse can provide a variety of sensory integration issues. A smooth-gaited horse can provide input to a rider to help establish rhythm. A rough-gaited horse can provide a rider with stimulation to help organize and integrate sensory input.
Therapeutic Horseback Riding (also known as Adaptive Horseback Riding)
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Therapeutic riding is an equine-assisted service for the purpose of contributing positively to the cognitive, physical, emotional and social well-being of individuals with special needs. Therapeutic riding provides benefits in the areas of health, education, sport and recreation & leisure. The gait of a horse rhythmically moves the rider's body in a manner similar to a human gait, therefor, 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.
Whether a rider wants to improve their riding skills, core strength, balance, communication, ability to follow direction, or flexibility, our professionally certified instructors are here to support those goals. We meet with each of our riders and their families to discuss their goals. Each lesson is planned so that we can ensure our riders accomplish their goals. We welcome anyone ages 4 and up, of all ability and skill levels! |
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Girl Scouts
In 2019, CAR began a partnership with local Girl Scout troops to provide a fun learning experience for Scouts to earn their horse badge. If your troop is interested in scheduling a 2-hour lesson where Scouts can learn how to care for, feed, groom tack and ride a horse please call us at 775-329-1839 or email [email protected] |
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LESSON DETAILS
Sessions range from 8-12 weeks
Each rider has one lesson per week at the same day/time
Lessons are group lesson with 2 - 4 riders
Cost per lesson is $60
Rider application & physicians forms required yearly
We do offer rider scholarships for those needing financial assistance.
For more information, please email our Program Director, Sarah-Mckenzie at [email protected] or call us at (775) 329-1839.
Please note: CAR does have a waitlist for lessons. Contact us to get on the waitlist.
Each rider has one lesson per week at the same day/time
Lessons are group lesson with 2 - 4 riders
Cost per lesson is $60
Rider application & physicians forms required yearly
We do offer rider scholarships for those needing financial assistance.
For more information, please email our Program Director, Sarah-Mckenzie at [email protected] or call us at (775) 329-1839.
Please note: CAR does have a waitlist for lessons. Contact us to get on the waitlist.
Programs with Community Partners
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Camp Care of NV is a fun, safe environment for people with disabilities to experience camping in the beautiful Zephyr Cove of Lake Tahoe. During camp, everyone gets to participate in various activities including arts and crafts, music and dance, water activities, and much more. CAR is honored to be one of the chosen activities and we take our horses up to Zephyr Cove for a fun day of horseback riding and painting.
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Skiing is Believing is a Reno based organization that offers year-round youth camps with opportunities in sport, fitness, and community service. CAR was the lucky chosen non-profit for their Fall 2019 camp. Campers spent the day at our facilities painting, creating sensory trail items, and spending time with the horses. We look forward to working with Skiing is Believing more in the future.
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