What is Equine Assisted Therapy?

The Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International (PATH), defines equine-assisted therapy as “…treatment that incorporates equine activities and/or the equine environment. Rehabilitative goals are related to the patient’s needs and the medical professional’s standards of practice.”

Unbridled is a PATH certified center and includes PATH certified instructors. In being a certified center we provide a variety of equine activities in conjunction with horsemanship skills and bonding for our riders.

 

Our Mission

Unbridled Horse Therapy is a non-profit (501c3) that provides equine therapy for individuals with various mental and physical abilities. Our Mission is to effectively intercede and encourage unrealized potential through the connection between horse and rider.

 

Day-to-Day Sessions at Unbridled

During our sessions at Unbridled each client is matched with a personal instructor and horse and are guided through a series of steps that help to stimulate healing of cognitive delay, engage the core muscle groups, develop speech and improve coordination, rhythm and balance. With the use of therapeutic games and programs, we are able to provide a stimulating environment for each session to help the rider meet their various therapy and life goals. 

Typical Riders at Unbridled

Unbridled provides riding lessons for typical riders (riders without disabilities) as well. These lessons still include tacking and untacking the horse, and different horse related games to build riders balance, strength and confidence astride their horse. We teach our riders the parts of the horse, parts of the tack and all the responsibility that goes into riding and caring for a horse. Riders will advance in time to be able to ride their horse off the lead-line, trot in the round pen and eventually be able to do all horse related activities on their own.

What Makes Unbridled Unique

  • Certified instructors with cumulative of 30 years’ experience in equine therapy.
  • If it is in the best interest for the rider, we encourage our parents to be an active participant in each session.
  • Option for individual or group lessons with each rider matched up with a horse and instructor.
  • Our clients tack and untack their horse. We feel this is a vital role in their therapy, providing sequencing skills, independence and personal responsibility.
  • We provide flexible scheduling to meet the needs of your families’ weekly schedule.
  • Our instructors and therapy horses provide sessions all year long.
  • We encourage collaboration with other therapists the rider may be working with, such as speech, occupational, or physical therapy.

810 Copper Woods Lane, Copper Canyon, TX 75077