Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center

Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center A community where horses transform the bodies, minds, and spirits of people with disabilities.

We harness the unique power, abilities, and experience of horses to provide life changing opportunities to our community of riders and patients with disabilities.

Unicorn Week is back June 8-13, just in time to celebrate Pride Month! ๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿฆ„ At Little Bit, weโ€™re celebrating love, inclusi...
06/01/2026

Unicorn Week is back June 8-13, just in time to celebrate Pride Month! ๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿฆ„ At Little Bit, weโ€™re celebrating love, inclusion, belonging, and the magic of being exactly who you are. Volunteers, participants, staff, and horses are invited to show off your brightest rainbow unicorn outfits all week long! Donโ€™t forget to tag Little Bit in your colorful photos for a chance to be featured. Letโ€™s fill the barn with Pride, joy, and unicorn magic!

Save the date! โšพ๐Ÿ’™ The Jordan Fund and Seattle Mariners are hosting Disability Awareness Day at T-Mobile Park on Sunday, ...
05/31/2026

Save the date! โšพ๐Ÿ’™ The Jordan Fund and Seattle Mariners are hosting Disability Awareness Day at T-Mobile Park on Sunday, July 5, 2026 โ€” a celebration of inclusion, community, and disability awareness. More details coming soon!

With 14 acres including many permanent structures requiring regular maintenance, once again we can't thank  enough for t...
05/29/2026

With 14 acres including many permanent structures requiring regular maintenance, once again we can't thank enough for their generous donation of project labor. The Tera Painting team completed our Community Lounge, staff kitchen, Welcome Center restrooms, the interior walls of the Alvord Arena, and the posts, beams, and interior wall of our Murdock Arena. We are also grateful to for their generous donation of paint. With this support, the cost to Little Bit to complete these much-needed projects was minimal, which has a direct impact on our ability to keep program fees as low as possible. To our Little Bit community, please thank these generous donors by offering them your business.

๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ | ๐€๐ง๐ง๐ƒ๐ž๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐€๐๐š๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐‘๐ข๐๐ž๐ซ When you meet AnnDee Mayers, the first thing you notice is her s...
05/28/2026

๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ | ๐€๐ง๐ง๐ƒ๐ž๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐€๐๐š๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐‘๐ข๐๐ž๐ซ
When you meet AnnDee Mayers, the first thing you notice is her smile. Her indomitable strength, courage, and spirit are obvious the more you talk with her.
AnnDee began her Little Bit journey 20 years ago as a volunteer. โ€œI literally lost it crying when I first found Little Bit, I was so happy.โ€

AnnDee Mayersโ€™ multiple sclerosis was diagnosed 18 years before she started riding at Little Bit. When she was diagnosed, her neurologist told her there were a few things she couldnโ€™t do anymore, including horseback riding. โ€œSo, I listened to himโ€”until I didnโ€™t,โ€ chuckled AnnDee.

Then she met Raffi. โ€œWhen I first pulled into the parking lot at Little Bitโ€ฆ Raffiโ€™s head was sticking out, looking toward the parking lot.โ€ Their bond was immediate.
Because her MS is progressive, AnnDee says she sees firsthand what she has lost over the years. But she continues riding and doing what she can. โ€œThe one thing that MS gave me was Little Bit. Itโ€™s true.โ€ ๐Ÿ’™

Read AnnDeeโ€™s entire story, and more 50th anniversary features, at littlebit.org/50anniversarystories

Our Ground Work Series is designed for current Little Bit volunteers who want to deepen their horse knowledge and gain m...
05/26/2026

Our Ground Work Series is designed for current Little Bit volunteers who want to deepen their horse knowledge and gain more hands-on experience through focused horsemanship programming.

๐ŸดNext up: Bits โ€“ Finding the Right Fit
๐Ÿ“… Tuesday, June 9
โฐ 5โ€“6 PM
๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿซ Instructor: Devon Stone

Each lesson is $50. Learn more and register at littlebit.org/groundworkseries

๐Ÿ“ธ: Lauren Morrow Photography

Little Bit is CLOSED today in recognition of Memorial Day. Classes and treatments will resume as normal on Tuesday, May ...
05/25/2026

Little Bit is CLOSED today in recognition of Memorial Day. Classes and treatments will resume as normal on Tuesday, May 26.

A special thank you to our barn staff and volunteers caring for Liberty and the rest of the herd during todayโ€™s holiday. ๐Ÿด

If youโ€™re a current volunteer and available to help over the holiday week, weโ€™d greatly appreciate your support! Sign up for shifts here: https://online.littlebit.org/of/s/sign-in

Today, we remember and honor the brave individuals who gave their lives in service to our country. Wishing our community a meaningful Memorial Day filled with gratitude, remembrance, and connection.

๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก, ๐ฐ๐žโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ž๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐‚๐š๐ข๐ญ ๐Ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ซ! Since joining Little Bit in October 2023, Cait has c...
05/23/2026

๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก, ๐ฐ๐žโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ž๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐‚๐š๐ข๐ญ ๐Ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ซ! Since joining Little Bit in October 2023, Cait has contributed more than 230 hours in support of our mission as a horse leader and member of the Training Team. Instructor Kelly Doody shares, โ€œCait easily makes connections with riders, horses, and other volunteers. Her day job is as a mental health therapist, and you can see that reflected in her kindness, warmth, and sociability at Little Bit. She is consistent, reliable, and passionate about Little Bit.โ€ We are so grateful for you, Cait!

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ญ ๐‹๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž ๐๐ข๐ญ? I was looking for opportunities to participate in and help my community, and found Little Bit through another volunteer position at Cancer Lifeline. Little Bit gives me the chance to work with incredible people between our clients, staff, and volunteers and to give back. I also get to feel closer to my rural, horse-y Montana roots than I otherwise get living in the big city!

๐ƒ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐š ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ง๐ง๐ฒ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ž๐š๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐‹๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž ๐๐ข๐ญ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ฌ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ž? My favorite funny moments happen towards the end of every class โ€” I crack up when the horses always speed up when they know we're close to being done! All of a sudden, a pokey pony takes off, because the faster they walk, the faster class is over...right?

๐–๐ก๐จ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐‹๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž ๐๐ข๐ญ ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ฒ? Brunhilda and Liberty! Brunhilda always keeps me on my toes by pretending she wants to eat me, but in reality, she is a gentle soul. I feel like I've finally earned her friendship after a year of working together! And Liberty โ€” what's not to love? She's the sweetest lady!

๐ƒ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐š ๐ก๐ข๐๐๐ž๐ง ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ญ, ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐ก๐จ๐›๐›๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐จ๐ง? I have a hidden talent for trivia, because one of my hobbies is reading articles on Wikipedia โ€” I have more than 20 Wikipedia tabs open currently! I love reading about anything from celebrities to historical shipwrecks, world religions to deep space telescopes.

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ฉ๐ข๐ž๐œ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐š๐๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎโ€™๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐š ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ž๐ซ? Ask for help whenever you need it! We have such a wonderful community of staff and volunteers who want to make sure you succeed and feel confident.

๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ | ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ & ๐‰๐จ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฒ๐งJocelyn has been riding at Little Bit for almost 30 years. Diagnosed w...
05/21/2026

๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ | ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ & ๐‰๐จ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ง

Jocelyn has been riding at Little Bit for almost 30 years. Diagnosed with Cri du Chat Syndrome, she began riding as a preschooler and quickly found joy, confidence, and connection through the horses and people around her.

โ€œShe started sitting taller, gesturing with purpose and steering her walk consistently within the first few years,โ€ shares her mom, Colleen Willis, Little Bitโ€™s 2026 Board Chair. โ€œNow, it is all about the positive energy that radiates from the horses, volunteers, staff, and in Jocelynโ€™s demeanor on riding days.โ€ ๐Ÿฅฐ

That experience is what inspired Colleen to join Little Bitโ€™s Board of Trustees in 2021. But in 2024, Colleen was diagnosed with a rare cancer. โ€œโ€ฆthe greatest fear of a parent is not being around when you are needed,โ€ she shares. โ€œI am more committed than ever to building a caring network of support and compassion around Jocelyn. This network is exemplified by Little Bit, a place where individuals are empowered, celebrated, and given the tools to enhance their lives. It is the commitment to this community that drives me each day.โ€

As Little Bit celebrates its 50th birthday, Colleen reflects on the transformative impact the organization has had on families like hersโ€”from Jocelynโ€™s hippotherapy as a preschooler to adaptive riding todayโ€”and the hope and joy it continues to provide. ๐ŸŽ

Read Colleen and Jocelynโ€™s full story, as well as many others, at littlebit.org/50anniversarystories.

๐Ÿชฉ Dust off your favorite Little Bit decade and join us for the 39th Annual Pat Flynn Memorial Horse Show on Sunday, June...
05/21/2026

๐Ÿชฉ Dust off your favorite Little Bit decade and join us for the 39th Annual Pat Flynn Memorial Horse Show on Sunday, June 21! ๐Ÿ•บ

Whether youโ€™re channeling the โ€˜70s, โ€˜80s, โ€˜90s, or beyond, we canโ€™t wait to celebrate this yearโ€™s Through the Little Bit Decades theme with our Little Bit community.

๐Ÿด Registration is open now through May 30 at littlebit.org/events/patflynn! Classes include Equitation, Obstacle Course, Barrel Racing, and Costume Class.

Volunteers interested in supporting the horse show can reach out to [email protected] or visit https://online.littlebit.org/of/s/sign-in.

Little Bit is pleased to announce we will be hosting the 39th annual Pat Flynn Memorial Horse Show! Our in-house horse shows are often the culmination of months of hard work for our clients and give them an incredible opportunity to show off their skills to family, friends, and the community. We ho

Every donation in any amount makes a difference at Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center. If you prefer donating tangible...
05/20/2026

Every donation in any amount makes a difference at Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center. If you prefer donating tangible items, please take a look at our updated online wish list at โœจ https://thankfulregistry.com/littlebit. You'll find items starting at $10.

Spring has arrived and so have the weeds! Our upcoming corporate and community volunteer work groups require tools that maximize their productivity. ๐Ÿช Please consider purchasing the garden tools on our wish list.

We use Thankful for our wish list so that we can include items found on a variety of websites. When purchasing an item, please make sure to check the box confirming you are purchasing the item so that the list is immediately updated. Then email [email protected] to let us know you are the purchaser since we don't always receive donor information from the stores. Questions? Please email us or call (425) 882-1554. Thank you!

Address

18675 NE 106th Street
Redmond, WA
98052

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 7pm
Tuesday 8am - 7pm
Wednesday 8am - 7pm
Thursday 8am - 9pm
Friday 8am - 7pm
Saturday 8am - 5pm

Telephone

+14258821554

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