Children and adults face many long term challenges that can be physical, intellectual and emotional in nature.  Many of these challenges are helped by equine assisted therapy or  "Hippotherapy"
Physical benefits are gained through the natural blend of the horse's movement or gait and the human gait.  Posture and muscle control are measurably improved.    Being responsible for another living being, students grow emotionally as they "attach" to their horse and look forward to the time they spend together. 

Through hippotherapy students learn how to care for their hooves, saddle and warm-up and cool-down the horse.  By caring for the horse's physical needs students learn organizational skills, logic skills and skills that are necessary to keep any living being healthy.

Therapeutic horseback riding is a special world that brings together horses, disabled children and adults and caring volunteers.  In the process, the lives of everyone involved are enriched.
It combines the love of horses with rehabilitating therapy. Horseback riding is good for anyone
seeking a fun and challenging path to physical and mental wellness.  Care-ousel's mission has been to provide therapy for children and adults challenged with physical and/or mental disabilities through the power or human-animal bonding.  The unique relationships created through this process help to heal the body, mind and spirit.   Therapy does have a positive and emotional well-being of our students. 
 

A BIG THANKS TO OUR RIDER MADDIE G. FOR HER GENEROUS KINDNESS OF ASKING FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO DONATE TO "CARE-OUSEL" INSTEAD OF GIVING BIRTHDAY PRESENTS. TOTAL DONATION WAS $380. THANK YOU MADDIE FOR THINKING OF CARE-OUSEL.
 

More in-depth information and the answers to common questions can be found by clicking here.  This information sheet is also printable to share with your friends, relatives and acquaintances that may need our services or wish to donate to our facility
 
We are a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation and we are a Premier Accredited
        Operating Center and a member of N.A.R.H.A.
(The North American Riding for the Handicapped Association). 
   N.A.R.H.A. sets the guidelines and standards for safe and effective horseback riding for all disabilities. 

All donations are tax deductible.