Free Rein Center for Therapeutic Riding and Education
Horseback Riding Service
Why pick this one
Free Rein Center offers PATH-accredited therapeutic horseback riding in Transylvania, Henderson, and Buncombe Counties with certified instructors and scholarship assistance.
Best for
- children and adults with autism, cerebral palsy, ADHD, or other mental, physical, and cognitive challenges
- at-risk youth participating in Say Whoa to Bullying
- seniors seeking Silver Saddles riding sessions
- people seeking riding sessions related to PTSD or family grief
- families needing sibling support activities during therapeutic riding lessons
Look elsewhere if
- someone is seeking ordinary recreational horseback riding rather than therapeutic or community outreach programs
- a prospective rider weighs more than the stated 200-pound riding-program limit
- someone needs year-round weekly sessions, since the main programs operate in scheduled spring and fall sessions
Specialties
- therapeutic horseback riding
- equine therapy for mental, physical, and cognitive challenges
- Say Whoa to Bullying for at-risk youth
- Silver Saddles senior riding sessions
- grieving family and PTSD riding sessions
Certifications
- PATH International Accredited Center
- PATH International Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructors
What makes them different
- PATH International Accredited Center since 2001
- All riding instructors are certified through PATH International
- Serves individuals and groups in Transylvania, Henderson, and Buncombe Counties
- Student lesson cost is $50 per hour while the stated delivery cost is $150
- Scholarship assistance is available, and participants are not turned away for inability to pay
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 3460 Greenville Hwy, Brevard, NC 28712
- Phone
- +18288833375
- Website
- http://freereincenter.org/donate-now/
- freereincenter@gmail.com
Services
- therapeutic horseback riding
- community outreach programs
- sibling support activities
- sensory trail experiences
- ground school programs