Hold Your Horses, LLC, is committed to providing professional occupational therapy services using the horse as a treatment strategy.  The horse provides multi-dimensional movement for clients to experience and an exceptionally rich treatment environment to build skills for daily living.  Participation in session time both on and off the horse help clients achieve outcomes that enhance quality of life including:

  • Increased stability in sitting to enjoy a place at the family dinner table
  • Improved head control for transfers in and out of a car seat
  • Proximal strength and stability at the shoulders to enhance reaching and grasp
  • Greater stability and strength to move around and explore the environment
  • Increased respiration and vocalization to interact with others
  • Sensory modulation for calm and focused behaviors

Hold Your Horses employs a team of professionals to help achieve these outcomes including licensed occupational therapists, therapeutic riding instructors, horse trainers and horse handlers. Oh and don't forget our equine partners  Jack, Ghost, Lily and Yosi  and Buddy who are all looking forward to meeting you.

Hold Your Horses, LLC is a member of the American Hippotherapy Association (AHA), the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA), American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), and Minnesota Occupational Therapy Associaition (MOTA).