EQUESTRIAN PROGRAM
The Equestrian Program at Jasper Mountain is a highly impactful therapeutic tool for the children.
Not all the important therapeutic interventions at Jasper Mountain are done by humans. Our team of horses is a perfect example.
Day after day the program’s horses labor to help children learn trust, confidence, self-control and the respectful treatment of others.
The Equestrian Program is one of many ways that, while undergoing some of the most intensive psychological treatment anywhere, the children’s experience is more like a summer camp.
We have included horses in our program for over thirty five years. Over this time, we have enhanced the Equestrian Program by building a wonderful indoor riding arena with excellent facilities. The horses have a pasture to graze and explore.
Our equestrian staff keep busy teaching the children about the horses, providing riding lessons to both of our residential programs, and facilitating annual horse shows. The shows provide a great time for the children to show fellow residents, staff and guests the skills they have learned.
Our Equestrian staff enjoy spreading JOY in a number of ways, with the horses, staff and children alike.
The program horses take part in most holidays and followed our campus-wide mask mandate without a complaint.
(Disclaimer, mask just worn for photo.)