Help Wanted

Freedom Ride has a comprehensive intake procedure for new volunteers, which includes checking references and a basic background check. Please download and complete the Volunteer Registration Form along with two Letters of Reference and return them to us one week before the orientation date you are attending.

Programs offered and fee schedule:

Therapeutic Riding – Lessons are taught by a NARHA certified therapeutic riding instructor with a team of 1-3 volunteers per rider. Riders participate in tasks and games that encourage physical strengthening and cognitive improvement, while learning basic riding skills. The emphasis is on developing riding skills in a safe environment that is both therapeutic and fun. Specific goals are set for each rider at the beginning of a session based upon input from the rider’s parents, physician, and therapists.

Therapeutic Riding

New Rider Application Fee
$25 (non-refundable)

New Rider Evaluation Fee
$40 (payable at time of service)

Hippotherapy

New Rider Application Fee
$25 (non-refundable)

Facility Fee (payable to Freedom Ride)
$35 per visit

Therapy session (payable to therapist)
$50-130 per visit

Hippotherapy – A Licensed Physical or Occupational Therapist, certified with the American Hippotherapy Association, conducts the sessions providing a treatment strategy that utilizes equine movement. Hippotherapy naturally provides an integrated, multi-sensory experience and can also be modified to enhance or decrease certain types of sensory stimulation. In order to participate in Hippotherapy sessions, an individual must have a prescription from a physician. Therapists providing service are Independent Contractors and set their own fee for the therapy session.