Building confidence, strength & joy — one ride at a time.

My Daughter is a current student at NDR. It has been absolutely amazing. Her confidence and physical strength have increased tremendously. She looks forward to every session. She partakes in group lessons, and the socialization has been great for her. The staff are all very caring and patient. The instructors are very knowledgeable and Ms. Donna has the biggest heart I've ever seen! Safety is key at NDR, and they always have an abundance of staff and volunteers willing to help. (Of course they can always use more.) As a parent, knowing that my child has someone to help stabilize or catch her if she falls is VERY reassuring. Thank you, NDR, for helping to show my baby what she's capable of!

Our family absolutely loves NDR. My 8-year-old son is on the Autism Spectrum, has been attending NDR for almost a year. The equine therapy by NDR has tremendously helped my son in his Autism journey. Not only has it helped him with the physical aspect of equine therapy, but his sessions also teach him about compassion, patience, good work ethic, and responsibility. The team is passionate about what they do and is really knowledgeable in dealing with kids with all sorts of physical and developmental disabilities. We feel so lucky to have found NDR and have been recommending this place to other Autism Moms in this area.

My daughter has a rare genetic disease, has Intractable Epilepsy, has Quadriplegia Cerebral Palsy, Autism level 3, global developmental delay, etc. She has been doing Hippotherapy and Horse Therapy since she was 3 at various locations in the IE. A few years ago, at 10 years old, she got so big there was nowhere that was safe to ride anymore since she required two side walkers for support and a lead and transfers on and off the horse from her wheelchair. We found NDR and although it is a 1.5-hour drive for us each way and my daughter can only tolerate riding 5-12 minutes....EVERY MINUTE is priceless. We are so blessed that they are willing to accommodate my daughter with all her needs and her large size. I would highly recommend them to anyone. We love it so much here and have seen what a benefit it is for her that my 18-year-old son has now signed on as a volunteer for the whole summer. We can't say enough great things about them. Oh, and how could I forget...the staff are all super sweet and have such big hearts. They are also trained very well.