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Equestrian Therapy - Virginia Beach, EQUI-KIDS Therapeutic Riding Center

Provide equine-assisted activities to a diverse group of riders each week and our programs offer support to individuals with disabilities such as Down syndrome, autism, spina bifida, multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy, amputation, mental and physical disabilities, attention deficit disorder and more

Physical Address

2626 Heritage Park Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23456

Hours

Monday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM; Tuesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM; Thursday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM; Friday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM

Fax

(757) 721-7354

Application process

Professional referral required.

Languages

English

Service area

Portsmouth City, VA Williamsburg City, VA Hampton City, VA Chesapeake City, VA Newport News City, VA Poquoson City, VA Virginia Beach City, VA Norfolk City, VA Suffolk City, VA Isle of Wight County, VA York County, VA Surry County, VA James City County, VA

Agency info

EQUI-KIDS Therapeutic Riding Center

EQUI-KIDS is a 501c3 organization that provides life-changing equine-assisted services to a large and diverse community of children and adults with special needs, active-duty service members, veterans, and first responders in Virginia Beach and Hampton Roads. The organization is accredited by the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International (PATH Intl.) as a Premier Accredited Center. PATH Intl., a federally registered 501( c )3, that leads the advancement of professional equine-assisted services by supporting its members and stakeholders through rigorously developed standards, credentialing and education. EQUI-KIDS serves an average of 80 to 100 participants each week and all services are provided by credentialed providers. Our services include therapeutic riding, therapeutic horsemanship, equine-assisted learning, equine-assisted psychotherapy with a licensed mental health provider (mental health services for individuals and groups), Speech Therapy provided by a licensed speech language pathologist, Occupational Therapy provided by a licensed occupational therapist, EQUI-VETS Military Service Program (serving active-duty service members and veterans), EQUI-HEROES (serving first responders), job coaching, school partnership programs, summer inclusion camps, and educational workshops. Participants range in age from 5 years to seniors in their 90s with more than 150 distinct diagnoses recorded.