Ride Your Horse Therapeutic Riding Program

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Basic Information

Address: 10730 Artesia Blvd., (off Dumont St.) Cerritos, CA 90703
Phone Number: 714-292-3563
Director: Darlene Harman

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Additional Information

Causes Served: Disabilities, Disorders
Clearances Required: Yes
Background Check: Yes
Population Served: Disabled and abled-body
Ages for Volunteer: 12 years to adulthood
Hours of Service: 11am-6pm
Minimum Hours Required: 1hour per week for a 8 week commitment term
Days of Service: Mon through Frid
Mission Statement:

Ride Your Horse Therapeutic Riding Program strives to provide quality equine assisted activities along with therapeutic horseback riding lesson to persons with disabilities. Encouraging self-growth to each particupant through physical, cognitive, social, emotional and educational benefits.

Philosophy/Belief Statement:

The horse had been known for centuries as a powerful therapeutic tool for human recovery. Caring for horses, riding and other activities with equines can provide benefits to all people through physical, social and emotional self growth. The equine's natural movement can assist muscles to strengthen, stretch, decrease spasticity, enhance circulation and offer the opportunity to be in control of one's own mobility. The social bond between rider and horse can be influential to one's self-esteem and emotional growth. "Let the warmth of a horse carry you to your dreams" is RYH motto and strong belief statement.

Program History:

Ride Your Horse TRP was founded in January 2004 by Mrs. Darlene Harman. Providing therapeutic riding lessons and other equine assistied activities to over45 individuals weekly. More than 100 volunteers assist weekly to make it possible for each rider to reach for his or her dreams.

Events:

Yearly horseshows, fundraisers, Special Olympics, Calnet Horseshow, Artesia Parade, and weekly therapeutic riding lessons.

Additional Information:

Volunteers Wanted~

Do you need community service hours? Come love our wonderful horses and help our amazing riders ride!

Ride Your Horse Therapeutic Riding Program relies tremendously on the help of our volunteers.  It often takes 3 volunteers to help our instructor provide a safe, beneficial therapy riding lessons.  Volunteers are trained in basic horsemanship skills, educated on disabilities and experience the poweful benefits of therapeutic riding.  Volunteers must be at least 12 years old.

For more information on how you can volunteer, please visit our website www.rideyourhorse.com for our information letter and volunteer application form.