Welcome Rebecca!

Rebecca is our newest OT Intern here at Rocking Horse! She is currently in Doctorate School and has been learning a lot from our OT Therapists here. In addition to her confidence in this role, we have noticed that Rebecca is also WONDERFUL with horses - likely because she trained her own therapy dog! We're so excited  to have her on the team - be sure to say "hi" if you see her around the barn!

Fall Program Openings

Our new Behavior Therapy program is now underway on Sundays! We have openings still available.

There are available spots on Mondays for both Physical Therapy and Speech Therapy sessions.

We are looking for adult volunteers to help with our fall school group sessions! Volunteers will need to be available on Tuesdays (9:30am - 1:00pm) and Fridays (9:30am - 2:00pm).

For more information on any of the above programs and volunteer opportunities, please reach out to Rocking Horse Rehab at info@rockinghorserehab.com.

Spotlight: Filming a TV Segment at Rocking Horse!

Rocking Horse had an exciting opportunity to film a TV segment about disabilities and therapeutic riding, which will air in Spring 2023! We'll be sure to keep you posted on more details as we receive more information about the air date. A special thanks to Lola, Madeline, Rebecca, Michael, and (of course) Jax for all their hard work while filming!

Spotlight: Lola Went to Sesame Street!

The 53rd season of Sesame Street will be starting in November and we are SO excited to announce that our Managing Director, Lola, will be featured in an episode! Viewers will get to see Lola, who is also a Therapeutic Riding Instructor, teach Elmo, Julia, and friends about therapeutic riding and horsemanship.

This episode will air in April, in time for Autism Awareness month. We'll keep you posted on more details but one thing's for sure - WE CAN'T WAIT TO TUNE IN!

Question of the Month: How Different are Horse Skeletons from Human Skeletons?

With Halloween right around the corner, we're sure you've been getting your fill of the fall weather, pumpkin-spiced everything, candy (guilty...), and some spooky stories and movies to get into the holiday spirit. One - if not the most - iconic piece of decor around this time of year is the classic skeleton. Driving around your neighborhood in October, you're bound to see a number of these fake bag-o-bones decorating lawns, porches, and front doors. Recently, we've been seeing fake animal skeletons - including a few horse models - joining in on the holiday haunts! Looking at the human and horse skeleton side by side, I'm sure you can see a lot of differences, but also some similarities! Here a few fun facts about the equine skeleton to get us in the Halloween spirit!

-Horses, on average, have 205 bones whereas humans have 206.

-Horses walk on their toes! Their hooves contains just one bone that is synonymous with a human's middle finger. The remaining "fingers" on a horse have since faded away with evolution.

-Horses don't have collarbones. They only have muscles that act as collarbones.

-Horses' knees are actually their "wrists."

-And no, horses don't have "funny bones" ... though we think our herd is quite a comical crew!

Source: Anna O'Brien, DVM