It takes a very special horse to be included in our therapeutic horseback riding program.

All horses in our program have been carefully screened by our PATH Intl. Instructors before they were accepted. There are many qualities we require in the horses for our program. They must be well trained for riding, English. They must have a calm and accepting disposition and be patient, yet attentive. Our horses must accept a variety of stimuli that are not "normal" for many horses in their daily lives. We also require that they be sound and healthy.

	Albert This black pony is Albert. He is 12.2 hands tall and weighs approximately 750 pounds, 19 years old, and is a gelding. Albert’s coloration is black, but when you look at him he has shades of brown this is caused by the sun. When you move his forelock white hairs are showing. This is caused by aging. Albert came from Massachusetts. He has been a lesson horse for these last eight years. His short stature is beneficial to several of our riders. Albert will start his volunteer equine with his first rider come January 2011. Albert is owned by Denise Bishop.
	Bugsy He is a 9 year gelding, paint horse 14.2 hands. Is in training to be a program horse. If he passes his training, then Robert and Debra Norman will be donating Bugsy to our program.
	Frogmore This handsome thoroughbred-quarterhorse cross gelding is Frogmore. He is 15.1 hands tall and weighs approximately 960 pounds. Frogmore's coloration, brown body with black mane, tail and legs, makes him a bay. He is 25 years old. He has been a volunteer equine since 2002. He is loved by all. He is owned and loved by Denise Bishop.