Hands And Hearts For Horses

Location: Thomasville, Georgia, United States

Hands And Hearts For Horses is a nonprofit equine-assisted services program in Thomasville, Georgia. It provides therapeutic horseback riding services for individuals with a variety of special needs, including people with autism spectrum disorder, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and traumatic brain injuries.

Its services go beyond therapeutic riding alone and reflect a broader equine-assisted model. The program identifies therapeutic riding as a core service, and public volunteer and community listings also note hippotherapy as part of its offerings. The organization describes its work as helping riders improve gross and fine motor skills, cognitive abilities, independence, and general well-being through structured therapeutic horsemanship.

Hands And Hearts For Horses operates in Thomasville and has served the region since 2000. Its capital campaign materials state that it serves children and adults with disabilities across 13 counties in South Georgia and North Florida, and that it offers both private lessons and school partnership programming for self-contained special education classes. The organization describes itself as a PATH Intl. Premier Accredited therapeutic horseback riding center, and its FAQ states that all instructors are Certified Registered Instructors through PATH Intl.

Their Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/Handsandheartsforhorses/.

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Key Details:

• Services: Therapeutic riding, school partnership programming, inclusive summer camp, and publicly referenced hippotherapy offerings

• Who they serve: Children and adults with special needs, including individuals with autism spectrum disorder, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and traumatic brain injuries

• Notable programs: Private lessons, school group partnership programming, and inclusive summer camp

• Facility or setting: Nonprofit therapeutic riding center in Thomasville serving South Georgia and North Florida

• Certifications or credentials: PATH Intl. Premier Accredited center; instructors identified as Certified Registered Instructors through PATH Intl.