Pal-O-Mine Equestrian continues to provide quality therapeutic horseback riding to individuals with disabilities. Each one of our program horses has been specifically picked and trained to meet the needs of our students. We offer riding 7 days a week, 12 months a year, regardless of weather. Our facility offers a myriad of arenas and activities for our riders. Our sensory track integrates language, counting, motor skills, sensory integration, social development and coordination, and makes for an engaging environment for our riders. We have a standard sized dressage arena, a large main arena, round pens, and a covered indoor arena as well as access to adjacent trails.
Therapeutic horseback riding provides unique benefits to our students. The goals for each lesson are tailored to make improvements in the most needed areas of your rider’s life. Therapeutic riding sessions are exceptional for improving: fine and gross motor skills, balance, coordination, sensorimotor skills, language, and social skills. In addition, each one of our therapeutic riding instructors excels in their field and continues with training and certification throughout their careers.
Pal-O-Mine’s Therapeutic Riding program currently works with various students with cognitive, physical, emotional, and multiple disabilities. The students at Pal-O-Mine are all ages, starting at 2 years old, continuing to well into their 60’s. Our therapeutic riding instructors have experience with the following diagnoses (plus many others):
Autism Spectrum Disorders, Pervasive Developmental Disorder Sensory Processing Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, mental retardation, Cerebral Palsy, Traumatic Brain Injury, Multiple Sclerosis, Down syndrome, Spina Bifida, genetic disorders, schizoaffective disorder, borderline personality disorder, and emotional disturbances.
The staff at Pal-O-Mine is equipped to handle behavioral difficulties in students, and is willing to work with your child on these issues. For those interested in beginning therapeutic riding lessons, please first complete the required release forms under “resources”. You may also call the office to schedule a tour at our facility, (631) 348-1389.