Safe Landings is an EQUUS Foundation service to connect riding programs in need of program horses with rescue and transition centers as well as owners with horses in need of a next chapter.
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Appalachian Therapeutic Riding Center
Burnsville, NC
Seeking small draft, Icelandic or Norwegian Fjord, for therapeutic riding program in NC
We are seeking a Pony that meets the following criteria:
Age Range:Aged 6-9 Aged 10-14 Aged 15-20
Gender:
Geldings
Size Preference:
Large Pony (13.3 to 14.2h) Small Horse (14.3 to 15.3h)
Temperament:
Calm, interested and loves people. Bottom of the herd is always good.
Activities that the equine will be expected to perform:
English Walk/Trot
Horsemanship (grooming, tacking up & handling by individuals with disabilities)
Unmounted activities including handling when at liberty in a round pen or arena
Hippotherapy
Being long-lined with a rider
Current/former experience/training which could make the equine suitable for your program:
Dressage
English Pleasure
Hunter
Hunter Seat Equitation
Trail Riding
The organization has the following policies about horses who are sound and healthy but have the following chronic conditions that require medication:
Lyme Disease: Not Accept
Cushing's Disease: Accept with financial assistance for medication
Thyroid Disease: Accept with financial assistance for medication
Navicular Disease: Not Accept
Inflammation: Not Accept
Location: The equine will be located at Appalachian Therapeutic Riding Center, 176 Chimney Ridge, Burnsville, NC 28714
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