Friday, August 30th 2024, 12:56 pm
An equine therapy riding center in Tennessee is using injured horses to make a difference in the lives of children.
Saddle Up gives children and young adults with disabilities chances to ride with confidence as they build trust with horses while also facing limitations.
Its largest horse, Bishop, is blind in his right eye, but that doesn't hold him back. The center's teachers said everyone is making big strides.
"With these horses especially, I think because they know they came from a tough situation, they're willing to help others," said Lindsey Wood, a teacher at Saddle Up. "Especially when they're getting the care, the love, and the attention that they didn't get, maybe in their first life or first career."
Saddle Up is one of the 794 organizations that are part of PATH (Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship) International.
PATH International was founded in 1969 to promote safe and effective therapeutic horseback riding throughout the United States and Canada.
Oklahoma is home to 12 of these riding centers. You can find a complete list of them below:
American Therapeutic Riding Center
395 N 177th W Ave, Sand Springs
(918) 426-9450
Bit By Bit Therapeutic Riding Center, Inc.
14674 S Hwy 169, Oologoah
(918) 371-1750
Riding with Hope
24683 S. 4400 Rd, Vinita
(918) 944-0805
The Right Path Riding Academy
16620 Old Shamrock Hwy, Drumright
(918) 352-4110
Turning Point Ranch
385 S Country Club Rd, Stillwater
(405) 269-2225
https://turningpointriding.org/
Bennie's Barn, Inc.
4914 E Rupe Ave, Enid
(580) 548-7258
Coffee Creek Riding Center - Therapeutic Horsemanship
17 E Coffee Creek Rd, Edmond
(405) 340-8377
Savannah Station Therapeutic Riding Program
13420 Frisco Road, Yukon
(580) 303-2028
https://www.savannahstation.org/
Hoofbeats for Hope, LLC
8900 Slaughterville Rd, Lexington
(405) 650-6175
Giddy-Up-N-Go
7205 SE Bishop Rd, Lawton
(580) 248-3701
Therapeutic Equestrian Association of McAlester
McAlester, OK
(918) 636-4884
TLC Therapeutic Riding Center
17910 County Road 1590, Ada
(580) 559-3084
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