WHISPERING MANES THERAPEUTIC RIDING

OUR MISSION IS TO BENEFIT CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS OR DISABILITIES BY OFFERING THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT WITH DEDICATED HORSES IN A MANNER THAT PROMOTES PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL BEING. WE BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE CAN DEVELOP THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIPS WITH HORSES, CROSSING BOUNDARIES OF SPEECH AND PHYSICAL DISABILITIES IN A WAY THAT ENCOURAGES HEALING AND IMPROVED SELF ESTEEM. THE GOAL IS TO USE EQUINE ASSISTED ACTIVITIES AS THERAPEUTIC TOOLS FOR PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, OR MENTAL DISABILITIES THAT WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BENEFIT TO THE PARTICIPANT WITHOUT ANY ADVERSE EFFECTS TO THE HORSE. TO THIS END, WE WILL CREATE A SERIES OF EQUINE ASSISTED ACTIVITY PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO BENEFIT PEOPLE WITH A WIDE RANGE OF BACKGROUNDS AND DISABILITIES.