Where therapy horses and volunteers work together to make a difference in the lives of children with disabilities.

RHWPA INC. is a therapeutic horseback riding program that has helped children and young adults with disabilities for more than 30 years. It is staffed entirely by volunteers and funded exclusively by donations, fundraising, and grants. We have over 100 riders (ranging in age from three years to young adult; maximum age 18) participating in 45-minute therapy sessions.

2023 season updates

5/20/23 - 11:00 AM - Volunteer Orientation
Love kids? Love animals? Join us for RHWPA's new and returning volunteer orientation on Saturday, May 20...and bring a friend! Read the full details here.

Looking for a Part-time stall cleaner

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Part-time stall cleaner needed mornings at Parkview, where our RHWPA horses are boarded:

Monday start 7:30 am
Wednesday start 7:30 am
Friday start 9:15 am

Approximately 4-1/2 hours each day

Private Message Wanda Haney on Facebook Messenger for questions. Apply on our Facebook page.

I SAW A CHILD

I saw a child who couldn’t walk
sit on a horse, laugh and talk.
Then ride it through a field of daisies
and yet he could not walk unaided.

I saw a child no legs below
sit on a horse and make it go
through woods of green
and places he had never been
to sit and stare, except from a chair.

I saw a child who could only crawl
mount a horse and sit up tall.
Put it through degrees of paces
and laugh at the wonder in our faces.

I saw a child born into strife
take up and hold the reins of life.
And that same child was heard to say,
”Thank God for showing me the way...”
— John Anthony Davies