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Equine Assisted Therapy: Equine-assisted activities and therapy offered as a treatment alternative to traditional clinical settings.
Provides horse therapy for boys with complex psychological and social disorders who are residents of the Good Samaritan Boys Ranch.
Offers services to individuals who live at Beverly Farm and throughout region, includes therapeutic riding programs, hippo therapy, equestrian camp and special olympics equestrian team. Tack and handling equipment are available for use and special ADA compliant mounting ramp for special needs individuals.
Focuses on healing programs that involve the movement of the horse and or horse-human interaction to provide substantial and sustaining quality of life improvements.

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Equestrian Therapy
Offering therapeutic riding to children and adults living with physical and developmental disabilities to help them achieve greater physical strength and flexibility while working on communication skills and developing emotionally rewarding bonds with horses. Lessons last approximately 45 minutes and each rides is assisted by three volunteers.

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Equestrian Therapy

Mental health agency providing a variety of services:

- Trauma Focused-Equine Assisted Psychotherapy

- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

- Play, sand, art and nature-based therapies


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Play Therapy
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
Art Therapy
Equestrian Therapy
Wilderness Therapy Programs
Offers the Horses Helping Heroes program which is an equine assisted activity and therapy based, wellness and skill-set restructuring program for Veterans. The program is centered around Veteran men and women who may be homeless, struggling with substance abuse, PTSD or have experienced combat related trauma. The goal of the program is to help Veterans develop skills they can use in their day to day life.
Therapeutic Riding: Provides therapy and adaptive and integrated recreation on horseback for individuals with cognitive and physical disabilities. - Heroes on Horseback: Provides a low-stress, physical activity in horseback riding to disabled US veterans.
Helps individuals with disabilities reach their individual goals by using horses in a variety of ways for therapy. Uses the interaction with horses to help clients dealing with issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, bullying, improving self-esteem and more.
Equestrian therapy and training.

Traumatic Recovery sessions, individual or group setting, for people who have experienced stress and/or mental or emotional trauma. Horses are used to help you heal and find peace.
Provides therapy using horses to help individuals, couples and families recognize behaviors and patterns to create solutions.
Therapeutic horeseback riding lessons for physically, cognitively or emotionally disabled inviduals. Private lessons available for anyone.

Offers animal assisted therapy which works to enhance well-being and reduce stress through the bond with animals. This therapy integrates animals as key elements in treatment, assisting therapists in creating and sustaining effective, solution-focused programs.

Specific program services are available for the following - Veterans: Courage to Heal, At-Risk Youth: Path to Empathy, Students: Discovering Nature's Classroom, and Seniors: A New Lease on Life.

10-week summer program meets once a week and helps riders develop balance, core strength, and friendships leading to increased confidence. Sessions begin at the end of the school year and generally end around fair time. Riders are asked to assist with the care and maintenance of their horse and participate in weekly games and riding challenges. Runs May through August.

Provides individualized psychological care, family and couple counseling in a neutral setting. Offering Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness, Mediation, Interactive Play, Animal Assisted Equine Therapy, art, baking, walking, traditional talks and customized therapies.

Offers Telehealth by appointment.

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Telemedicine
Equestrian Therapy
General Counseling Services
Thunder Rode is a program that offers equestrian therapy service will work with therapeutic benefit. Individuals with a variety of special needs can be served through Sports Therapy Service. Iowa Thunder Empowerment provides mental well mainly for youth but will serve adults as well. Tri-States Thunder Vets is a service for veterans. There are volunteer opportunities including leading and side-walking with horses; no experience needed.

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Equestrian Therapy Volunteer Opportunities
Equestrian Therapy
Fundraising Volunteer Opportunities

Provides horse therapy. Offering programs for children and adults with autism (this uses horses and music). Also offers programs for veterans with physical limitations, brain trauma, and/or PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder).

In this non-clinical environment, the interaction between the rider and the horse is an effective and unique way of improving the physical, cognitive, and emotional disabilities of individuals. Horse therapy provides medical benefits through recreational activities.


Equestrian activities with therapeutic educational and recreational benefits for persons with disabilities.

LyonHeart Equine Assisted Learning partners horses and youth in strategic learning opportunities which empower youth to overcome social, emotional, behavioral and educational challenges. Horses connect with participants in a way that builds confidence, leading to a positive mindset and incredible outcomes.

LH-EAL is a non-riding facility. Facilitators are trained educators and volunteers who ensure safety of youth and horses. Programs include: HorsePowered Math, Reading & Life Skills.

Teamwork activities are available for businesses and groups of all ages.

Provides physical therapy for people who have a range of disabilities including those of a physical, emotional, cognitive, and social nature. Disabilities include: autism, Down syndrome, visual and hearing loss, head trauma, developmental and learning disabilities. Horse therapy can also help people with anxiety, stress, and PTSD. It can also help with issues surrounding domestic violence and drug abuse. Horses provide a tool for physical therapy, emotional growth and cognitive improvement.
Empowers individuals of all ages and abilities to reach their full potential through equine assisted activities. Riders facing physical, mental, social, and emotional challenges are provided activities using horses to help them integrate their physical and emotional wellness in an environment of true acceptance and encouragement as they focus on their abilities rather than disabilities.

Sibling and parent participation is encouraged as it allows for family bonding. Family members must be at least four years old and have a rider who takes part in the therapeutic horseback riding program.
Recreation therapy on horseback to enhance a disabled person's physical and mental well-being.
Provides individualized therapeutic horseback riding lessons for children with developmental disabilities, to improve the balance, coordination, strength, physical condition and self-concept of children with disabilities.
Agency uses horses to help veterans and family members re-establish healthy boundaries. Assists in the healing process for individuals suffering from PTSD.
Horse therapy for a variety of people including for seniors (55 years and older) and individuals of all ages with special needs or anxiety. In addition, there is a program for children and adults with autism (this uses horses and music) and a program for veterans with physical limitations, brain trauma, and/or PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder). In this non-clinical environment the interaction between the rider and the horse is an effective and unique way of improving the physical, cognitive, and emotional disabilities of individuals. Horse therapy provides medical benefits through recreational activities.