Location: Lunenburg, Massachusetts, United States
Flying High Farm is an equine-assisted mental health and therapeutic learning program in Lunenburg, Massachusetts. The program blends animal-assisted psychotherapy, counseling, and horse-centered support to help children and teens build emotional, behavioral, and social growth in a setting that feels personal, calm, and relationship-based. The work here is centered less on traditional adaptive riding and more on therapy and mental health support shaped around meaningful interaction with animals.
This is a clinically led program with a long history and a clear therapeutic focus. Flying High Farm was founded in 2003, and its team includes licensed mental health professionals along with PATH-certified therapeutic riding and equine specialist credentials. The model combines psychotherapy with animal-assisted work, giving clients access to a form of support that is both structured and experiential.
About This Program
Flying High Farm is built around animal-assisted psychotherapy and related mental health services. The program’s mission is focused on supporting the behavioral, emotional, and social growth of youth, using animals to help establish rapport, improve engagement, and strengthen participation in treatment. In addition to animal-assisted psychotherapy, the program also offers psychotherapy and telehealth services.
The clinical side of the program is led by licensed professionals, and the team includes practitioners with backgrounds in social work, mental health counseling, animal-assisted interventions, and equine-supported practice. That gives the program a different feel from a standard therapeutic riding center. The emphasis is on counseling, emotional support, and therapeutic process, with animal interaction serving as a meaningful part of the work.
Services Offered
- Animal-assisted psychotherapy
- Psychotherapy
- Telehealth services
- Mental health support for youth
- Relationship-based therapeutic work with animals
- Referral-based counseling services
Who They Serve
- Youth
- Children
- Teens
- Clients needing behavioral support
- Clients needing emotional support
- Clients needing social development support
- Individuals and families seeking psychotherapy with an animal-assisted component
Facility and Setting
Flying High Farm is based at 615 Leominster Road in Lunenburg. The setting is farm-based and designed to support therapeutic work in a quieter, more grounded environment than a traditional office setting. The atmosphere is centered on connection, consistency, and therapeutic engagement rather than a conventional lesson-barn model.
What Makes Them Unique
What makes Flying High Farm different is its strong mental health focus. This is not primarily a riding center. It is a therapy-driven program where licensed clinicians integrate animal-assisted approaches into counseling and emotional support work for youth and families.
Another distinctive feature is the depth of clinical leadership. The founder is identified as both a licensed independent clinical social worker and a PATH-certified therapeutic riding instructor and equine specialist, and the broader team includes multiple licensed clinicians. That gives the program a professional counseling foundation that goes beyond horse activities alone.