Therapy Horse

Last summer I found myself in a really bad place. I was barely functional and could barely leave the house...

"Willie is an all-around kind of horse: therapy horse during the week, carriage pulling, rodeo trick-riding horse on weekends..."

"My horse Rumor Has It has been in my life since she was 4 months old..."

Tentatively and quietly he said, "I can't go to school." The words came out as if they had been clawing in his throat all day and finally managed to narrowly escape...

I was the Equestrian Director of a private school named Bachman Academy, for children with special needs. They ranged in grades from middle school to high school...

Oct 17, 2003, a wreck with a drunk driver changed my life in a heartbeat. I went from being healthy and active to using a wheelchair...

On April 6, 2018, I stood in a college auditorium and scanned rows filled by my faculty colleagues, students, family, and friends—the people I most admire and want to respect me. Then I said something I never thought I’d utter aloud...

Students gain confidence and strength through adaptive vaulting at Karin’s Horse Connection.

Horses are gifted with sensitivity, honesty, and an incredible amount of grace. They have a way of touching the hearts of even the most troubled souls...

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.

Jake is a 21-year-old Tennessee Walker Paint gelding that has been working for the 4-H Grand Equestrians Therapeutic Riding Program in Howell Michigan for longer than I can remember.

I’ve gone from having depression with major PTSD to survivor to now THRIVER! Hope is a powerful thing.

Unbridled tackles tough issues in a beautiful, family-friendly film that showcases healing through equine therapy.

The Sunshine State lived up to its name on January 21st when more than 20 athletes gathered at the Jacksonville Equestrian Center to compete in the 2018 Special Olympics Florida Area 5 Equestrian Championships.