Blue Ridge Center for Therapeutic Horsemanship

Download our brochure here:   June 2019 BRCTH Brochure

Our mailing address is BRCTH, P.O. Box 438, Boyce, VA  22620

Welcome to our BRCTH Home page!

Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our Spring Therapeutic Riding Session had to be canceled, as were our Fun with Horses Day Camps. We were able, though, the hold a 4-week Mini-Session from late May into June for returning students who met a specific criteria.

We just successfully completed our 8-Week Fall Session which began September 3rd and involved the implementation of COVID-19 related policies and protocols.

We are registering students for our 10-Week Spring Session which will begin March 22, 2021.

Read more about our therapeutic services on the Programs page where you can download the Spring Session flyer. Contact us for more information or for a registration packet.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our March, July and November Bingo Fundraisers were both canceled. Our next Vera Bradley & Thirty-One Bingo Fundraiser is tentatively scheduled for a Saturday in March (TBD) at John Enders Fire Company Social Hall in Boyce, VA. We will be updating our Events page and Facebook page with details and ticket information. 

Meanwhile, we have been meeting the challenge of raising needed funds by holding online fundraisers and providing other opportunities for people to support our therapy horses such as being able to donate directly to our feed store accounts. Check out our Donations page to learn more about this and other opportunities.

Therapeutic riding makes a difference and changes lives! 

For people with disabilities and those who are at risk, the horse and its environment can provide unique healing and learning experiences.  Under the watchful eye of a certified instructor, trained volunteers, educators and health care professionals, a student’s interaction with a horse can be therapeutic as well as a fun and freeing experience. 

Therapeutic riding is fun.  It also produces results.  Some of the benefits one can expect:     

Physical…

Improved coordination and muscle tone

Improved posture and balance     

Improved gross and fine motor skills

Increased range of motion

Cognitive…

 Improved attention and concentration 

Improved sequencing and planning

Improved flexibility in thinking

Improved judgement

Psycho-Social…

Increased self confidence and self-cont

Increased understanding of consequences

Improved social interaction

Increased empathy and empowerment