Dream Catchers Therapeutic Riding Center
Cause Area
- Children & Youth
- Community
- Health & Medicine
- People with Disabilities
- Veterans & Military Families
Location
10120 Fire Tower RoadToano, VA 23168 United StatesWebsite:
http://www.dreamcatchers.org
Organization Information
Mission Statement
Mission Statement: Dream Catchers enriches the lives of children, adults, and families through equine assisted activities and services offering education, empowerment, healing, and hope.
Description
Dream Catchers now provides life-changing equine assisted activities and therapies (EAAT) to a large and diverse community of children and adults with special needs on the Virginia Peninsula from Richmond to Norfolk, the Middle Peninsula, and the Northern Neck. Dream Catchers serves an average of 80 to 100 participants each week; all services are provided by credentialed providers. EAAT services provided by Dream Catchers include: Therapeutic Riding, Therapeutic Horsemanship, Equine Assisted Learning (EAL), Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy (EFP) with a licensed mental health provider and Operation Mount Up! a program dedicated to active duty military and veterans. Participants range in age from 4 years to seniors in their 90’s with more than 150 distinct diagnoses recorded. The organization is accredited by the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International (PATH Intl.) as a Premier Accredited Center.