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Eligibility and Requirements

CTREE will make eve1y effort to meet the needs of all participants who apply for therapeutic riding or equine assisted activities. However, the nature of these activities includes limitations, precautions and occasionally contraindications. These are due to a variety of causes, most notably the following:

  • Size and weight-carrying ability of the available horses

  • Nature of a disability or condition that would make it unsafe for an individual to ride

  • Inability to schedule riding time to coincide with an individual's school or work schedule

Physician’s Statement
All CTREE participants must have a signed and dated statement from their doctor.

Age
Therapeutic riding participants must be at least 5 years of age. Participants under the age of 5 are accepted under special circumstances.

Weight Limit
CTREE reserves the right to impose a weight limit in the event that no horse is available to safely carry a participant weighing over 175 pounds. A lower limit may be imposed if illness or injury prevents the use of a suitable horse.

Behavior
Inappropriate, unsafe or disruptive behavior or any condition where the client is harmful to him/herself or others is a contraindication to therapeutic horseback riding.

Medical Precautions and Contraindications
The following medical/emotional challenges may be precautions or contraindications to therapeutic horseback riding. You will have a chance to further explain these challenges in your application so that we can have a better understanding of how these challenges may impact therapeutic riding safety. We will reach out to you if we have any questions.

  • Acute exacerbation of chronic disorder

  • Allergies to Grasses, Animals and Dust/Other Allergies

  • Asthma/Breathing/Lungs

  • Atlantoaxial Instabilities

  • Behavioral

  • Bone/Joint

  • Cancer

  • Circulation

  • Cognitive

  • Communication

  • Coxarthrosis

  • Cranial Deficits

  • Diabetes

  • Digestive/Elimination

  • Emotional/Mental Health

  • Hearing

  • Heart

  • Hemophilia

  • Heterotopic Ossification

  • Hip Subluxation and Dislocation challenges and needs

  • Hypertension

  • Hypoesthesia/Sensation

  • Indwelling catheter

  • Internal Spinal Stabilization Devices (such as Harrington Rods)

  • Kyphosis

  • Lordosis

  • Muscular

  • Osteogenesis Imperfecta

  • Osteoporosis

  • Pain

  • Pathologic Fractures

  • Peripheral Vascular Disease

  • Poor Endurance

  • Recent Surgery

  • Scoliosis

  • Seizures

  • Spinal Fusion

  • Spinal Instabilities/Abnormalities

  • Spinal Orthoses

  • Stroke (Cerebrovascular Accident)

  • Varicose Veins

Cost, Cancellations Policy, & Late Payment Policy
Please see Our Policies for the cost of lessons as well as our cancellation and late payment policies.

Participant Evaluation

Each potential CTREE participant will receive an initial evaluation by a PATH Int'I. certified instructor. Based on this evaluation and the participant's medical reports, the participant will be advised if therapeutic riding is a recommended form of recreation. Under certain conditions a participant's condition may change and a re-evaluation becomes necessary. Based on this re­evaluation, the participant may have to cease riding. A doctor's written verification is required for the participant to resume riding.

Thank you for understanding these guidelines. It is the intent of CTREE to provide the safest possible therapeutic riding lessons for our participants. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call us.

The Participant Application

Click the button below to start the application. The application has five steps. You will need your/your child’s physician contact number, health insurance policy number, and emergency contact information. Please have this information ready so you can complete all the steps at once to ensure timely and proper processing of your application. will receive an initial evaluation by a PATH Int'I. certified instructor. Based on this evaluation and the participant's medical reports, the participant will be advised if therapeutic riding is a recommended form of recreation. Under certain conditions a participant's condition may change and a re-evaluation becomes necessary. Based on this re­evaluation, the Participant may have to cease riding. A doctor's written verification is required for the participant to resume riding.

Thank you for understanding these guidelines. It is the intent of CTREE to provide the safest possible therapeutic riding lessons for our participants. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call us.