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2001-2010 ReadySetRide.org - A Non-Profit Organization

2010 New Rider Application is now available

Since 2001, Ready Set Ride Therapeutic Recreation Facility has been assisting special needs

or terminally ill

children by

providing horseback riding services. Located in Plainfield Illinois,

students as young as three years of

age come from all

over

the Chicagoland area. It is the

goal of Ready Set Ride to assist these children in achieving

the highest quality of life

possible

through the use of horses and individualized activities focused on the needs of the

student.

Parents are always

welcome and

encouraged to participate in therapy sessions. Volunteers

are also an

integral part of the therapy sessions

at Ready Set

Ride.

Following North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA) guidelines, Ready

Set Ride bases its

program

developmental techniques utilizing the horses as a means of

mobility for the children. Certified

therapeutic riding

instructors

guide the students and closely

monitor individual needs to encourage consistent

improvement. Therapy is

conducted in the

form of games on horseback which incorporate physical, speech,

occupational, developmental

and

recreational therapy.

Ready Set Ride is a 501(C)(3) non-profit charitable organization that operates mostly on

donations. Donations are

tax

deductible.