Athelas Therapeutic Riding Inc. offers a year-round riding program at our facility located at Northfield Farm LLC in Otego NY. We are dedicated to providing riding lessons to children and adults with mental, emotional, and physical special needs. Our certified instructors create a lesson program based on each individual's specific needs. Lesson plans are based around the horse and rider relationship and how the horse can benefit the rider the most. Research shows that horses can provide physical, mental, and emotional benefits for riders. The horse's gate is known to be most closely related to the natural walking gate of a human which benefits riders with impaired mobility. We can accommodate riders of all ages and physical abilities. Riding horses requires focus and concentration; this helps riders with learning or developmental disabilities. Horses and riders also create a distinctive bond which can help improve psychological and emotional disabilities. Athelas' riding program helps reinforce and teach skills needed in everyday life situations. Our riding program provides opportunity to a wide variety of individuals.
