Sarah Ingram: Saddle Up! for First Words and First Steps

By Britney Grover

Portraits by Brenda Black

 

Horses were Sarah Ingram’s first love. Now, she regularly watches them bring out the first words and first steps of children with special needs.

 

“From the time I was 2, I would … [Read more]

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Emily Wygod Bushnell: An Endeavor to Change Lives

By Britney Grover

Emily Wygod Bushnell grew up valuing horses in her own life. She began riding first in New Jersey and then continued in San Diego, California, at Newmarket Farm under Cece Durante Bloum, Erin Durry and Lorrie DeRosa. … [Read more]

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Veronica Gogan: Enjoying Each and Every Moment of Her Difficult Journey

By Kimberly Gatto

Portraits by Kacy Brown

Veronica Gogan was a horse-crazy teen with lofty dreams when she began to face some troubling symptoms. “It started with bouts of excruciating back pain, followed later by numbness in my lips and … [Read more]

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Equest: Celebrating 40 Years of Royal Achievements

By Britney Grover

Excitement filled the air at Equest, Texas’ largest and oldest therapeutic horsemanship center, on a warm October day in 2000. The horses gleamed; the stable was clean; demonstration riders were at the ready. A 14-year-old girl with … [Read more]

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The Magic of Therapeutic Riding

By Taylor Renner

For many, horses are considered to be high-performance athletes and competitive partners, but sometimes their roles are much simpler than that — they’re teachers, healers and friends. These jobs, although they may seem small, have a much … [Read more]

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Making Miracles at SIRE Therapeutic Equestrian Centers

By Dani Moritz

How do you describe therapeutic riding — what it is, what it does? You could describe it as sensory stimulation that inspires physical and emotional improvements among the mentally and physically disabled. You could say it mimics … [Read more]

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