Great Strides Therapeutic Riding, Inc.

Our Mission

To promote emotional healing and growth in partnership with horses.

"There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man." - Winston Churchill

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Great Strides News and Announcements

Personal Development Work

These are challenging times. Uncertainty, financial stress, career changes. Great Strides can help you navigate them. Contact us to learn how our human & equine staff can help you stay grounded and moving forward.

House for Rent

The farm house is available for rent - please see our postlets ad for more info: http://www.postlets.com/rts/1344116.

Horse Donations

Horse Donations - Great Strides' herd is full! We are not presently accepting any horse donations. Try visiting www.narha.org or contact your local 4H to locate a facility near you, or visit www.donatemyhorse.com.

Lords and Ladies had A Knight to Remember

Hear ye, hear ye! All who hear this clarion call are hereby alerted that we did, in fact, have a night to remember. All guests were Knighted in the Service of His Highness Linus and shall evermore be known as Knights of Great Strides. Go forth and do good deeds, you good-deed-doers! (And thanks to all that attended and enjoyed!

Great Strides Map - Show us where you are!

Show your support and show us where you are! We have a map on Frappr so all our friends can show us where you are! You can "pin" anonymously or add your name and photo. Visit today and have fun!

Happy Changes in the Field

The Associated Builders and Contractors completed our brand-new run in shed, providing shelter for horses in 2 adjacent fields. They also extended the front shed to provide shelter for a 3rd horse. Our heartfelt thanks - and those of the herd - go out to the Associated Builders and Contractors and their member contractors who donated funding to make this project possible.

GoodSearch.com - You Search or Shop, Great Strides earns Donations

GoodSearch.com is a Yahoo-powered search engine that donates half its advertising revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities its users designate. Use it just as you would any search engine, get quality search results from Yahoo, and watch the donations add up!

GoodShop.com is a new online shopping mall which donates up to 37 percent of each purchase to designated causes! Hundreds of great stores including Target, Gap, Best Buy, ebay, Macy's and Barnes & Noble have teamed up with GoodShop and every time you place an order, you'll be supporting Great Strides.

Just go to www.goodsearch.com and enter Great Strides as the charity you want to support. And, be sure to spread the word!

We have a Facebook Group and Cause.

Visit the Great Strides Facebook Fan Page and Facebook Cause online and join nearly 200 Group and Cause members. We have more new photos, a hilarious video of Sunny playing with the therapy cats and more new material to help us with outreach and education. Stop by and join up!

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Josh is a helpful horse buddy.

It's wonderful to see our horses helping each other. Here Josh helps James get a nice snack.

Our Volunteer Coordinator wants YOU ... to come out and join the wonderful volunteer team as a Barn Worker or Lesson Assistant. If you're interested in volunteering, please contact the Volunteer Coordinator, and other wonderful volunteer opportunities. If you're interested in volunteering, please contact the Volunteer Coordinator by calling (301) 253-1166 or via email at: Email our Volunteer Coordinator. For a full list of our currently scheduled Volunteer Orientation & Training days (first Saturday each month) click here to visit our Calendar. We hope to see you there.

Arena For Rent

Calling all horse owners, drill teams or driving fans who are looking for indoor facilities or just want to ride at night! Bring your mount(s) to our fabulous 66' x 180' indoor arena! Bonuses include:

Beautiful, spacious lounge for meetings
Easy-to-find location
Bright, shadow-less arena lighting
Heated observation lounge with kitchen and bathroom
Footing to die for - NO dust!!
Heated, matted wash stall
We have miles of trails right behind our property

Click here for full information. Those interested should contact Great Strides at (301) 253-1166. Scheduling will depend on when the arena is not being used for Great Strides' therapeutic lessons.

Check out some Great Strides photos!

We are a NARHA Premier Accredited Center
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Last updated: November, 2008