Impact & Results

Annual Snapshot

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Impact at a Glance

  • 140+

    weekly student lessons delivered

  • 22+

    diagnoses supported across both counties

  • 80%

    of riders are under the age of 17

  • 55% / 45%

    Female / Male Riders

  • 2 Counties Served

    Orange County & Los Angeles County

  • 200+

    Volunteers supporting lessons, horses, and events

Benefits of Therapeutic Riding

Our long-running Therapeutic Riding Program is for children, adults, and seniors with physical and developmental challenges. Our program is designed to improve balance, focus, independence, motor skills, and social skills. We incorporate the following activities, skills, and support into our program:

  • Physical Activities

  • Occupational Activites

  • Speech & Language Skills

  • Emotional Support

  • 22 Types of Physical & Developmental Challenges Treated

  • 70% of students achieved at least 1 identified treatment

  • 90% of students increased social interaction skills

  • 90% of students reported increased of quality of life

Who We Serve

Adults, Children & Youth with a variety of physical and developmental challenges, including autism, muscular and skeletal diseases and disorders, learning disabilities, and those with vision impairments and who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Families Seeking Accessible Programs In Orange County and Long Beach, where options are limited

Veterans & Individuals with Trauma Histories PTSD, TBI, emotional regulation needs

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Our special classes & programs

Horses on the Move

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  • The Therapeutic Riding Center of Huntington Beach is now offering to bring a horse to your school, group or organization. Our horses love to travel, and we would love to bring one of them your way for a visit. Children and adults can get up close and personal with one of our school horses and learn about horse care and what it’s like to be a therapeutic riding horse. Minimum donation is $350. Give us a call for more information and to set up an appointment. We hope to see y'all real soon!

    For those who prefer a field trip to our facility, we will continue to welcome groups by appointment, and for a minimum donation of $200. Field trips to TRCHB also include a therapeutic riding class demonstration and an equestrian center barn walk tour.

Operation Free Ride

  • TRC is proud to be a member of the Horses4Heroes network. "Operation Free Ride" fulfills a mission that offers active duty personnel, reservists, veterans, first responders, critical care and hospice nurses, and special needs school teachers and their families a free horseback ride. For more information on the program, visit www.Horses4Heroes.org or call our office at 714.848.0966.

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Reins of Success

  • The Therapeutic Riding Center of Huntington Beach and the Mounted Enforcement Unit of the Huntington Beach Police Department have united in order to develop and implement this exciting new opportunity for at-risk students in grades 5th through the 7th within the Huntington Beach Unified School District. Reins of Success builds citizenship values, instills a sense of responsibility (horse care) and provides a positive environment designed to prevent at-risk youth from engaging in or continuing risky behavior. The weekly two-hour classes run 35 weeks from September through June (school year). Students are required to achieve and maintain a B academic average and must be sponsored into the program.

Adaptive Riding Lessons

Individualized instruction with PATH‑certified instructors

Volunteer‑Supported Programs

Side‑walkers, leaders, and trained support teams

Equine‑Assisted Activities

Building strength, balance, communication, and confidence

D’Amore Mental Health Partnership

Twice-weekly equine assisted activities supporting therapeutic engagement and emotional regulation.

2025 Milestone

Expansion to Long Beach

In 2025, The Therapeutic Riding Center of Huntington Beach expanded its service area by establishing a new program site in Long Beach, integrating the former Dream Catcher of Los Angeles Therapeutic Riding Center. This strategic expansion increases regional access to therapeutic riding, reduces waitlists, and strengthens TRCHB’s ability to meet rising community demand across Orange and Los Angeles Counties, while maintaining high clinical, safety, and program standards.

Read the Full Story Here

Voices of Impact

  • “Having epilepsy, along with the medications’ side effects can be challenging, but the instructors, volunteers, and especially the horses have helped Amy overcome physical obstacles, gain her core strength, as well as helped her with emotional and social benefits, gaining lifelong friendships.”

     — Volunteer

  • “Sophia’s confidence has grown so much since she started riding here.” - Parent

    — Parent

  • "Being around the horses has a calming effect on her (daughters') nervous system. She is at peace when she is riding. Her horseback riding lessons help her manage her anxiety and it has helped improve her core strength."

    — Parent

Read all our testimonials here

Looking Ahead

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  • In 2026 we will have a fully operational Long Beach Site

  • Increased lesson capacity

  • Expanded volunteer training

  • More accessible programming for underserved families

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Photo Gallery

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