Therapeutic Riding

Hugs for Horses uses the power of horses to change the lives of children with disabilities.

I have been riding at the REATH Center for two years now. It has become a big part of my life. When I was born, I was diagnosed with Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita (AMC), a congenital joint contracture in two or more areas of the body.

Amrita was hearing impaired, non-verbal, and had complications with short-term memory. Therapeutic riding at Saddle Up! Nashville, along with a therapy horse named Copper, changed everything.

"Tootsie is a wonderful 36-year-old pony who is still going strong.."

"From therapy lessons with children with cerebral palsy to teaching a beginner rider with a slight mental disability how to trot by themselves to competing in mid-level eventing, Hami does it all..."

"Liberty is a Paint draft mix. She joined the Horses for Hope herd in 2014..."

"Smoke is a bay Quarter Horse and he is our go-to horse for beginner children at Lets Saddle Up..."

Nemo was an 11-year-old Welsh pony listed online for sale. The ad said he was a hunter/jumper pony, great temperament, and ridden by a child...

The three equestrians were doing it for a good cause: The Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center located in Loxahatchee, Florida.