WELCOME!

Our start date for our Therapeutic Riding program starts on September 22nd and we still need volunteers for many of our classes.

Our vaulting classes still have a few spots left and they are on Monday and Thursday starting September 22nd.

We are having a volunteer work shop on September 15th from 6 - 8pm for new volunteers or any one else that would like to refresh their skills.

On Sunday September 21st we are having a corn roast at the barn for current, new and future volunteers from 3 - 5pm.  Just drop in and meet the horses, staff and other volunteers.

The Comox Valley Therapeutic Riding Society is a registered non-profit charitable organization operating since 1987 in the Comox Valley and Campbell River areas of Vancouver Island to provide therapeutic riding to people of all ages with physical, mental and emotional challenges.

We provide therapeutic riding three seasons of the year, four days a week.

Program participants are evaluated by a certified physiotherapist, interviewed by their family physician and the riding instructor. If the applicant is approved, they are scheduled for a ten week program of supervised riding.

THE BENEFITS:

Participants obtain a combination of physical, psychological and social benefits. Therapeutic riding can improve balance and coordination, strengthen muscles, increase circulation and motor function.

The participants experience a sense of challenge and achievement.

Communication skills are often improved through increased interaction with fellow riders, volunteers, instructors and the horses.