Causes: Animal Services, Animals

Mission: HorsePlay Hippotherapy & Therapeutic Riding, Inc. is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit based in Conway, AR. Our mission is to improve the quality of life for children with special needs. Qualified and licensed professionals utilize the unique qualities of the horse's movement to make functional improvements related physical, occupational, and speech therapy goals.

Results: HorsePlay has logged nearly 800 hours of volunteer efforts and has provided over 300 individual therapy sessions using the power of the horse to positively impact children with special needs. HorsePlay is proud to offer speech therapy at AHA Level 1, physical therapy at AHA level 2, and occupational therapy at the highest, nationally recognized level of Hippotherapy Clinical Specialist (HPCS), the only current registered OT in the state of Arkansas.

Target demographics: children with disabilities

Direct beneficiaries per year: children with a variety of disabilities participate in hundreds of therapy sessions per year, using the unique movement and motivation of horses

Geographic areas served: Conway, Arkansas and service Faulkner County

Programs: physical, occupational, and speech therapy services using the unique qualities of the horse's movement to make functional improvements