RideAbility Mission Statement:

To provide family-focused equine assisted activities for persons with

disabilities, their siblings, and their peers (in a non-discriminating

program: enhancing physical, emotional, spiritual and mental health

for the participants through the service of horses).

RideAbility’s Vision:
To provide the best possible recreational, educational and therapeutic year-round equine
activity program for persons with special needs and their families, by embracing these
opportunities (now and in the future):

Goals:
- To provide support, networking and therapeutic recreation for families affected by disabilities.
- An independent facility, with a heated barn, therapy rooms, training areas and an office !
- Multiple site offerings
- Working with other programs to create the best community offerings
- Growth and improvements in class offerings:
- Registered Group lessons
- Private/Semi-private lessons
- One-time-fun-time lessons
- Fun and Creative ways to challenge and grow our students:
- Ground program (including showmanship, horse science, spirit painting, grooming and more )
- Sensory trail
- Interactive Vaulting and other creative lesson ideas
- Rainbow Curriculum to record progress and plan goals
- Driving program to serve more clients
- Mental health benefits for all participants (“the inside of a horse is good for the outside of a man”)

Further (potential) goals:

- To provide Special Olympics training for our clients.

- To provide Hippotherapy in our program.