Our Services
New Heights Therapeutic Riding Center is proud to offer services and programs designed to provide life changing Adaptive Riding Equine Therapy to meet the specific needs of each rider. Our services include Adaptive Riding, Hippotherapy, and Equine Assisted Services.
Our Equine Assisted Services include FREE programs for Veterans and First-Responders thanks to Oscar J. Tolmas Charitable Trust.
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Adaptive Riding riding focuses on teaching students the skills of riding while also working towards holistic goals such as improved mood, self-discipline, improved self-esteem, patience, and improved focus.
This type of therapeutic riding works by strengthening muscles, improving posture and fine motor skills, increasing memory, comprehension and concentration by challenging cognition and communication skills, and has other benefits.
Therapists and equines are trained to work with a variety of special needs including but not limited to developmental delays, ADD/ADHD, autism, cerebral palsy, visual and hearing impaired, multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury, and more.
Click the button below to learn about the full benefits of adaptive riding and to access the rider and scholarship applications.
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Hippotherapy is a customized treatment approach conducted by a licensed physical or occupational therapist. Therapists use the horse, its' movement, and warmth as a tool in therapy sessions.
Therapists address clients' goals as they would in a hospital, rehabilitation center, or outpatient center.
Benefits from this therapy can include but are not limited to improving posture and fine motor skills, encouraging and promoting social interaction between riders and instructors, increasing stamina and increasing memory, comprehension and concentration by challenging cognition and communication skills.
Therapists and equines are trained to work with a variety of special needs including but not limited to muscular dystrophy, spina bifida, severe depression and anxiety, autism, down syndrome, and more.
For more information on our hippotherapy program including access to rider and scholarship applications, click the button below.
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This program is provided to Veterans and First-Responders free of charge thanks to the Oscar J. Tolmas Charitable Trust Fund.
This 8-week-long program is designed to meet the participant’s personal goals and to help them reach their full potential.
By week 8, participants form impactful bonds with their horses and mentors. Many of our program alumni have returned to New Heights as volunteers in this program, a real testament to its success.
To learn more about the program, click below.