Equine Assisted Services for people with disabilities
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Our Mission
PATH Intl Premier Accredited Center
PATH Intl Premier Accredited Center
To improve the quality of life of those with disabilities and diverse needs through Equine Assisted Services. We are committed to changing lives, one ride at a time!
PATH Intl Premier Accredited Center
PATH Intl Premier Accredited Center
PATH Intl Premier Accredited Center
HTR is recognized as a Premier Accredited Center by the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International (PATH Intl). Our instructors are PATH Intl certified ensuring the highest quality services and safety standards.
Since 1978
PATH Intl Premier Accredited Center
Since 1978
HTR has been serving the community since 1978, making it the most established nonprofit equine-assisted therapy and riding center in the Kansas City area. HTR is also one of the longest-running programs of its kind in the United States, providing life-changing services to individuals with disabilities.
Magical Moments
Each week 95 children and adults from around the Kansas City area come to Heartland Therapeutic Riding (HTR) to experience the powerful and often magical connection between horse and rider. The programs offered at HTR; adaptive riding lessons, occupational therapy, and equine assisted counseling, all provide unique opportunities to foster a sense of independence and confidence. Each program provides tailored support to help participants meet their goals and experience the joy of being out in the barn and spending time with horses.
The riders and clients we see at HTR have a variety of disabilities, whether physical, emotional or intellectual. They come to us seeking either adaptive horseback riding lessons, skilled therapy or counseling services and walk out of the barn with a sense of community, confidence, and joy. We have countless volunteers who dedicate their time each week to support our riders and clients in building their skills and ensuring their safety both on and off the horse. Relationships are fostered and built in the barn between the participants, horse and dedicated team of volunteers.
HTR is a truly remarkable space that fosters independence, confidence, and community for individuals with disabilities in the greater Kansas City area.
Who we serve:
Heartland serves children and adults who have been diagnosed with physical, emotional and/or cognitive disabilities. Each individual is evaluated before being accepted into a program and must have a physician’s written permission to participate. Heartland does not discriminate as to gender, creed, race, other protected class or ability to pay.
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a PATH Intl Premier Accredited Center
Heartland Therapeutic Riding, Inc.
19655 Antioch Road, Overland Park, Ks 66013
913-897-3939 Fax 913-730-5437 INFO@HTRKC.ORG
A non-profit 501(c)(3) organization
Tax ID 43-1115070