Agency Details:

The mission of Rivendell ReCreation Center, Ltd. is to provide hippotherapy, developmental riding and/or vaulting, and sports/recreational riding for all handicapped children and adults with medical permission, giving the participants continuing opportunities to improve physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy, and participate in ongoing socio-leisure activities within the community.

Description:
Horseback riding has become widely recognized as beneficial therapy, especially for handicapped children and adults. Riding offers pleasure as well as achievement of a skill that many nonhandicapped persons do not possess. Mastering riding skills offers mental stimulation which creates new incentives for learning. Riding encourages the development of: self-confidence; concentration; and self-discipline. Programs and classes are individually designed for: children and adults with Cerebral Palsy; Multiple Sclerosis; Stroke; Spina Bifada; Hearing and/or Sight Impaired; Head Trauma; Paraplegics or Quadriplegics; Emotionally Disturbed; Mentally Impaired

History:
Rivendell ReCreation Center, Ltd., founded in 1984, is a private, all-volunteer, not-for-profit corporation that is dedicated to horseback riding programs for mentally, emotionally, and physically challenged children and adults, and their direct-related family members.

Contact people:

Barbara Oship, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email) Trish Dudek, Program Director, (phone), (email)

Address:

12467 Warner Hill Rd South Wales, NY 14139 (See a map)