Pegasus Therapeutic Riding Academy

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Pegasus Therapeutic Riding Academy gives the following descriptive information:

Pegasus Therapeutic Riding Academy is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization in Philadelphia, PA dedicated to providing therapeutic horseback riding programs and equine-assisted activities and therapies for children and adults with physical, developmental, and intellectual disabilities. Pegasus is a PATH International (Professional Association for Therapeutic Horsemanship) Premier Accredited Center and a member of the PA Council on Therapeutic Horsemanship.

As the city’s only full-time therapeutic riding program, Pegasus Therapeutic Riding Academy seeks to improve the quality of life for our program participants and their families. Led by PATH-certified instructors, we provide over 100 lessons per week to people with disabilities, helping riders improve muscle strength, flexibility, motor skills, communication, mental focus, and self-esteem. We also feature an autism program, a 6-week summer program, a Senior Saddles program for riders ages 55 and older, and an unmounted equine facilitated learning program.

Located on Bustleton Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia, we operate on Fairmount Park Property and have a long-term lease to utilize the public trust lands and benefit people with disabilities. Our state of the art facility, encompassing indoor and outdoor areas, allows us to provide year-round therapeutic riding.

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