Xenophon Therapeutic Riding Center - Approved

• Xenophon offers both Therapeutic Riding and Hippotherapy. Each uses the multidimensional movement of the horse to positively affect physical, psychological, and behavioral functioning. In Hippotherapy, specially trained physical, occupational, or speech therapists perform treatment using the horse as an integral part of the therapy. Therapeutic Riding involves teaching the rider how to control and direct the horse. Therapeutic Riding is technically NOT considered therapy as it is not performed by a “therapist”. However, it does provide many of the same benefits as hippotherapy. All of our therapeutic riding instructors are trained and certified through the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship.
• • Owner
    Maoya Alqassari
  • Created On
    04-05-2024
  • Updated On
    04-05-2024
  • Update Reminder
    N/A

• How To Contact

  • Name
    Danielle Coburn
  • Phone
    (925) 377-0871
  • Fax
    N/A
  • Email
    danielle@xenophontrc.org
  • Address
    P.O. Box 16
  • City
    Oinda
  • State
    CA

• More Information

  • Start Date
    N/A
  • Expiration Date
    N/A
  • Eligibility
    Based on Income and Need
  • Fee
    135.00
  • Organization
    Xenophon Therapeutic Riding Center
  • Zip Code
    94563

• Helpful Links

  • Main Program URL
    https://xenophontrc.org/

• Detailed Information

  • Each student’s lesson is customized to meet his or her individual needs. Instructors work with the parents, teachers, and therapists to achieve each individual’s goals. Our instructors/therapists work with each student using the horse to improve flexibility, balance, posture, and muscle strength. In addition, we work on teaching riding skills and sportsmanship through different activities and games. The interaction with the instructor, volunteers, and other students help the student learn important lessons about socialization.

    
    

    Our students often form bonds with their horses. This bond helps our students learn responsibility and to rise above their disabilities with a new found freedom of movement and skill.

    
    

    Individuals with the following disabilities commonly participate and benefit from equine facilitated therapy and activities:

    
    

    Muscular Dystrophy

    Cerebral Palsy

    Brain Injuries

    Visual Impairment

    Spinal Cord Injuries

    Down Syndrome

    Amputations

    Intellectual Disabilities

    Attention Deficit Order

    Multiple Sclerosis

    Learning Disabilities

    Autism

    Deafness

    Spina Bifida

    Cardiovascular accident/stroke

    
    

    Our Therapeutic Riding program accepts students between the ages of 5 and 17 while our Hippotherapy program is open to children at two years of age. At the moment, there is a  wait to become a permanent student. However, this does not mean that your child will not be able to ride during that time. Once your child is on our wait list, he or she will become a substitute rider. When one of our regular students is unable to come to his or her lesson, we call our sub-riders to fill the spot.

    
    

    When your child comes for lessons, he/she will be provided with a helmet. We ask that students wear closed-toed shoes; tennis shoes are okay. The student may wear either shorts or long pants, whichever is most comfortable.

    
    

    All lessons are weekly, for a duration of 30 minutes.

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