Bridge Riding for the Disabled

Bridge Riding for the Disabled Bridge has an excellent history in serving disabled students as they find new freedom with horses. Bridge volunteers are awesome!!!

Bridge serves people with physical, cognitive and / or sensory disabilities. We take a creative and fun approach that allows students to really enjoy their horse experience. Each lesson is specifically tailored to the individual student. All students must have a physician's consent and program evaluation. Bridge students work with Haflinger horses, Clydesdales, a Quarter Horse and a German Riding Pony. Riders are matched to horses depending on size, mobility needs and availability of volunteers.

12/19/2021

Merry Christmas to all of of our Bridge family!

We have just finished our 13th year here. The past two years have been more limited in number of students due to COVID-19. Two per lesson.

Despite the restrictions, We have still been able to serve.

So much joy and progress for our kiddos. One young man can now read well, speak and write. Another student can sit tall and proud on her horse. She is not good at guiding her horse yet but is gaining more feeling and compassion.

We lost Dee Dee, one of our foundation horses in April 2020. She was 30 years old. We brought in Hercules a 13.2 haflinger cross to help out in July 2020. He is a natural at this therapy work. Like Woody, he loves people. We are well supported with our other horses with Myles, Corey and Zoe.

Bridge is a non profit organization now over 33 years old. Our program helps disabled people find new freedom through their interactions with our therapy horses and volunteers. Recently our program has developed an outreach to the elderly to allow them the same experiences.

Please donate to Bridge if you can. Therapy horses eat all year long. Thanks.

Michael creates Mr. Potato Head. Then decorates Hercules for parade celebration. Enjoy!!!
10/23/2021

Michael creates Mr. Potato Head. Then decorates Hercules for parade celebration. Enjoy!!!

Be the reason for someone’s smile.
07/27/2021

Be the reason for someone’s smile.

Woody is a happy lad!!!
03/15/2020

Woody is a happy lad!!!

Despite wet snowy weather we are having fun sharing horse hair here at Bridge.
01/27/2020

Despite wet snowy weather we are having fun sharing horse hair here at Bridge.

Merry Christmas to all of our Bridge students, families, volunteers and supporters!!! Together we really make a differen...
12/26/2019

Merry Christmas to all of our Bridge students, families, volunteers and supporters!!!

Together we really make a difference for our kiddos! So many achievements of milestones!

Thanks so much for sharing your kindness!!!

With gratitude, Pat

More fun with horses!!!  Saturday lessons.
11/03/2019

More fun with horses!!! Saturday lessons.

Lots of fun with this little gem!!!
10/30/2019

Lots of fun with this little gem!!!

Extra big shout out to Missy, manager at www.silverspurwesternstore.com. Thanks so much for all your kindness giving Bri...
10/20/2019

Extra big shout out to Missy, manager at www.silverspurwesternstore.com. Thanks so much for all your kindness giving Bridge such wonderful clothing for our kiddos. They are thrilled with their new duds. Thanks again for being so kind!!!! Pat Howe.

Bridge Ride a thon is a celebration of our students successes. All were awarded ribbons and medallions to celebrate!  Af...
09/23/2019

Bridge Ride a thon is a celebration of our students successes. All were awarded ribbons and medallions to celebrate!

After all kiddos demonstrated their therapeutic horsemanship skills, we brought in pizzas, chips, iced drinks and cake! All the major food groups! Thanks so much to all of our volunteers for helping our students.

Happiness lives here!  What a grand bunch of smiles with so many accomplishments!!  Grateful to share!!!  Pat.
08/17/2019

Happiness lives here! What a grand bunch of smiles with so many accomplishments!! Grateful to share!!! Pat.

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743 W Pekin Road
Lebanon, OH
45036

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