Trotting Horse Therapeutic Riding
Equine Therapy & Boarding Stables in Missoula, MT Therapeutic RidingStable ServicesCurrent Calendar & Pricing
We offer two six-week sessions in both the Spring and the Fall. Due to weather conditions and our senior horse herd, we take breaks in the summer and winter months.
Please note that we offer both riding and non-riding options. For riding, we have a 200 lb weight limit due to the age and size of our horses.
2024 Schedule
Spring Session 1: March 4 – April 19 (No lessons March 18-22; Spring Break)
Spring Session 2: April 29 – June 7
Fall Session 1: Sept 9 – Oct 18
Fall Session 2: Oct 28 – Dec 13 (No lessons Nov 25-29; Thanksgiving Week)
All lessons require 24-hour cancelation notice
No rides will take place when the temperature is below 20 degrees
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Register Below
- If you rode with us in 2023 or 2022: Returning Client
- EVERYONE ELSE: New Client
Current Prices
1hr Therapeutic Lesson $65 / 1hr Non-Therapeutic Lesson $65 / 30min Lesson $40
Therapeutic Riding & Lessons
Trotting Horse Therapeutic Riding is dedicated to providing equine assisted therapy and accessible recreation to Montanans in need. During Covid, we also expanded our services to teaching beginning riders of all ages. Our services include, but are not limited to:
- Equine-facilitated mental health
- Accessible outdoor and physical recreation for all abilities
- Youth & Adult education in grooming and stable management, riding and groundwork
- Services in human growth and development to serve wide ranging audiences for educational purposes such as: leadership training, team building, and other human capacity enhancement skills for the workplace and daily use through equine interactions
Stables & Boarding
We offer a relaxed environment to enjoy your horse in the way you choose. Indoor and outdoor arenas, round pen, wash bay with hot and cold water, shared and individual tack storage. Pasture & Stall boarding available. Owner/manager on-site.
Donate to Trotting Horse
General Donation
These donations help keep the lights on and the horses healthy. THTR relies on this support to underwrite financial aid to riders, purchase new or special equipment, horse supplies, staff salaries and routine maintenance to ensure safe, effective, and quality horse-related programs.
Donate a Horse
Trotting Horse Therapeutic horses are an integral part of the program and a majority of our horses are donated.
Adopt-A-Horse
Please consider THTR’s ”Adopt-A-Horse” program to help manage our annual horse expenses.
In-kind Donation
THTR welcomes all kinds of goods and services. Please complete the contact form, or contact Cyndi directly if you have an idea for helping.
Support Trotting Horse
Who can help
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Anyone over the age of 16 with an interest in being of service
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Those with no prior horse knowledge (but it can be very useful!)
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People with just a few hours a week available; your schedule is our schedule!
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Help is sincerely appreciated in various capacities
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Sidewalkers (friendly horse-loving people who walk next to the rider)
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Horse leaders (with a little training you can become an expert wrangler)
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Behind-the-scenes helpers (fundraising, printing, special-event coordinator)
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Donate your therapeutic services (for OT, PT, and Speech professionals)
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Sponsor a horse or child
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