Reinbow Riding Center
Sharing the Power of Horses as Teachers
Sharing the Power of Horses as Teachers
Board Statement regarding temporary closure for 2020
After taking into account multiple mitigating factors, the Board of directors of Reinbow Riding Center has decided NOT to open for services for the rest of 2020. The Covid-19 pandemic and its residual effects are at the heart of this decision. The safety of our riders, staff and volunteers, as well as the comfort level of our volunteers is of paramount importance to us. We feel that both the uncertain nature of, and the unpredictable trajectory of this virus plays havoc with our ability to adequately safeguard our “barn family” with any certainty. This level of uncertainty was unacceptable to us. We will continue to monitor the situation and look forward with great anticipation to welcoming our riders and volunteers in the spring of 2021.
Please feel free to reach out to us with any additional questions. Maryjane Osborne at 236-2483 or Lynn McDermott at 492-3406
After taking into account multiple mitigating factors, the Board of directors of Reinbow Riding Center has decided NOT to open for services for the rest of 2020. The Covid-19 pandemic and its residual effects are at the heart of this decision. The safety of our riders, staff and volunteers, as well as the comfort level of our volunteers is of paramount importance to us. We feel that both the uncertain nature of, and the unpredictable trajectory of this virus plays havoc with our ability to adequately safeguard our “barn family” with any certainty. This level of uncertainty was unacceptable to us. We will continue to monitor the situation and look forward with great anticipation to welcoming our riders and volunteers in the spring of 2021.
Please feel free to reach out to us with any additional questions. Maryjane Osborne at 236-2483 or Lynn McDermott at 492-3406
Reinbow Riding Center is located high in the hills of Shrewsbury, Vermont where our open fields, trails and riding facility overlook the beautiful Green Mountains. Since 2008, the Center has been providing a therapeutic riding experience for riders starting at the age of three through adulthood.
RRC is a member of PATH (Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship), an international organization. We provide highly certified instructors and a dedicated staff of volunteers.
Therapeutic riding provides a wonderful growth experience for children and adults with special needs or at risk teens. On horseback or unmounted, therapeutic horsemanship helps students of all ages and abilities overcome their own limitations whether they are physical, emotional or social. Our programs can help them gain self-confidence, a sense of accomplishment and allow them to achieve a freedom of movement they may not have experienced before.
Perhaps Winston Churchill said it best, “There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man.”
At Reinbow Riding Center we tailor our programs to each student’s needs. The calming warmth experienced in the presence of horses and ponies often opens the door to beneficial communication between students and their equine partners and in turn instructors and volunteers. This begins the process leading to successful interaction with the world at large and is a valuable tool in our desire to improve the every day lives’ of our students.
Organizations such as, Special Olympics, United Cerebral Palsy, Easter Seals, the U.S. Veterans organizations, American Physical Therapy Association, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Spina Bifida Association, Mental Health and Mentoring Programs, and programs for at risk children have recognized the benefits of therapeutic horsemanship.
RRC is a member of PATH (Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship), an international organization. We provide highly certified instructors and a dedicated staff of volunteers.
Therapeutic riding provides a wonderful growth experience for children and adults with special needs or at risk teens. On horseback or unmounted, therapeutic horsemanship helps students of all ages and abilities overcome their own limitations whether they are physical, emotional or social. Our programs can help them gain self-confidence, a sense of accomplishment and allow them to achieve a freedom of movement they may not have experienced before.
Perhaps Winston Churchill said it best, “There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man.”
At Reinbow Riding Center we tailor our programs to each student’s needs. The calming warmth experienced in the presence of horses and ponies often opens the door to beneficial communication between students and their equine partners and in turn instructors and volunteers. This begins the process leading to successful interaction with the world at large and is a valuable tool in our desire to improve the every day lives’ of our students.
Organizations such as, Special Olympics, United Cerebral Palsy, Easter Seals, the U.S. Veterans organizations, American Physical Therapy Association, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Spina Bifida Association, Mental Health and Mentoring Programs, and programs for at risk children have recognized the benefits of therapeutic horsemanship.
The mission of Reinbow Riding Center is to improve the well being of individuals with unique physical,emotional and cognitive challenges through a therapeutic equine experience.
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