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ORGANIZATION: Holistic Riding Equestrian Therapy

Hay Ride
As part of our agriculture component, we learn about farm animals, crops, hay and even went on a hay ride!

Holistic Riding Equestrian Therapy (HRET) is designed to improve the physical, emotional, cognitive, and social aspects of the lives of children and adults with special needs and veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). HRET offers a variety of skill appropriate classes meeting the needs of preschoolers on our ponies to independent riders on our program safe horses.

We have evening riding classes and we have morning group classes. Morning classes consist of both riding and a farm experience portion.

We need someone to help with our morning farm experience classes on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings starting in April from 8:30am-12. Looking for someone to help teach a small class of special education high school- young adults located within a working farm and horse boarding. We teach hands-on about animal care, horses, and agriculture.

Please feel free to visit our website holisticridingtherapy.org for more information or contact hretrider@gmail.com.

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About Holistic Riding Equestrian Therapy

Location:

14437 Lemont Road, Homer Glen, IL 60491, US

Mission Statement

HRET is passionately committed to empowering the lives of individuals with varied physical, emotional, cognitive, and social abilities through the spirit of the horse. HRET offers a variety of skill appropriate classes meeting the needs of preschoolers on our ponies to independent riders on our program safe horses. We are an equine assisted services (EAS) program that provides horse and pony therapeutic riding and activities. Our classes are approximately an hour long and incorporate grooming and bonding time with horses or ponies, in addition to riding.

Description

HOLISTIC RIDING EQUESTRIAN THERAPY (HRET) PROGRAM is designed to improve the quality of life physically, emotionally, and socially for individuals with varied abilities, as well as veterans. HRET offers a variety of skill appropriate classes meeting the needs of preschoolers on our ponies to independent riders on our horses. We also offer a farm experience program for groups, as well as summer camps, field trips and special events.

CAUSE AREAS

Animals
People with Disabilities
Animals, People with Disabilities

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

12300 115th StLemont, IL 60439

(41.677975,-87.91989)
 

SKILLS

GOOD FOR

  • Teens
  • People 55+

REQUIREMENTS

  • Must be at least 16
  • Tues and Wed mornings

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