The Healing Reins mission is to heal with horses. Every day our dedicated volunteers and staff make that happen — through Equine Assisted Psychotherapy sessions, Hippotherapy (physical therapy on horseback) treatments, the Veterans Horsemanship program, Therapeutic Horseback Riding and Adaptive Carriage Driving classes.
Our professionally certified instructors and caring therapists are extensively trained and knowledgeable, making every lesson enjoyable, efficient and effective for all our participants, no matter their age or ability level.
Through relationships with horses, we’ve seen first words and first steps happen at our center. We’ve seen young people learn to make healthy choices and walk away from addiction and anger. And we’ve given freedom, strength and mobility to people who thought their days of adventure were over. Our specially selected and trained program horses have helped families talk about tough issues, helped children with social anxiety give and receive affection and helped strengthen the bodies and minds of Central Oregonians for 16 years.
Our nationally accredited programs offer children, teens, adults and whole families that safe place to address medical and mental health needs to improve their quality of life.
Healing Reins is the only center of its kind east of the Cascades in Oregon and clients are referred for our specific services.
For participation information, please contact Polly Cohen, Program Director, 541-382-9410 ext. 12 or pollyc@healingreins.org. To volunteer, please contact Cassidy Thompson, Volunteer Coordinator, 541-382-9410 ext. 10 or cassidyt@healingreins.org. www.healingreins.org or find us on Facebook
(Photo above | Courtesy of Healing Reins)
