Happy New Year!  2012 is an open slate for Front Range Hippotherapy.  We’re excited for so many things.  We are planning a huge fundraiser for May 5th to help us with our Capital Campaign to erect our indoor arena.  We are excited to be back to work with our current clients, and know there will […]

In January, a friend of mine and I brought my kids to the National Western Stock Show.  It’s one of those things that I take for granted, because I live here and I go each year, but for whatever reason, my kids had never been. My 7 and 11 year-old girls were excited the moment […]

Hippotherapy Equipment Recently, when asked the difference between therapeutic riding and hippotherapy by a potential client, I had the chance to reflect upon and discuss the many differences–primarily, that hippotherapy is not to be confused with teaching the sport of riding to the disabled population (therapeutic riding), but rather a therapeutic intervention, using the horse’s […]

Hi friends! Jenn and I, along with some FRH friends and family, went down to Denver to the movie Premier of ‘The Horse Boy’.  I was able to speak to introduce the film, talked a bit about our program and facility, and encouraged the audience to allow the spirit of the film to move them […]

Today started in the classroom talking about Puzzle Solving (there are no “problems”…hmmm) What to do if your horse: strikes out doesn’t lick/chew refuses to step on the plank won’t trailer load from zone 4/5 needs a consistent phase 4 pressure doesn’t yield in a porcupine game Ok….there are a zillion “what if’s”. There are […]

My brain is fried… All I do is look at EVERYTHING from a horse’s perspective. Blinking=thinking. Wait for the lick/chew. Use your phase 1 pressure if it’s all you need. Look for 1% changes… I know. Makes no real sense, but over here, it is the whole premise. We spent the morning learning our Personality […]

Saaaaaaavvvvvyv! (imagine your hands outstretched at the Saaaaaavvvvvv part and clap at the ‘y’…this we do at the end of each discussion….hmmmm) Ok. For the Part that’s amazing. We learned so much today! We learned about “horsenalities”…the basics of what makes our horses act the way they do. Extrovert or Intovert? Right or Left brained? […]

Hello from Pagosa Springs! I know that Amy has written 2 amazing blogs so far about what our experience on the Parelli ranch has been like… and because I don’t want to repeat all the same stuff, I thought I would just add my take on some things! I’ll just stick to today since that […]

Today was epic. We started the day in the dark and made our way to the ranch for coffee. (oh, and breakfast) After which we had a few minutes to play with our horses. China and Missy at this point are heavily bonded/herd bound and when I pulled Missy from her pen, I thought China […]

Hi everyone! We took off on Saturday, mid morning after loading Missy and China uneventfully and began our LONG trek to Pagosa Springs. Does anyone really know how long this drive is? Missy will give you an earful if you want… The horses trailered well, we made a couple of stops…a little lunch in Walsenburg […]