A brain tumor and series of strokes changed Deana's life. At Ride On St. Louis, through our new Barn Buddies program, we are working on changing Deana's life for the better. Please consider a gift on Give STL Day, May 1st 2019, to help make a real difference. Pledge your gift at www.givestlday.org/rideonstl "[The brain tumor and strokes] caused severe damage to the left side of my brain with memory, focal issues, aphasia, and left severe damage to my right foot... Ride On St.

(skip to 1:40 for Rich's story) "I was an Iraqi veteran suffering from PTSD, anxiety and depression. I had a bad lower back injury that prevented me from lifting items, standing and sitting for long periods of time. I was on several medications for my PTSD, anxiety, depression and back injury. Prior to my above mentioned injuries, I served 20 years in the U.S. Military where I was highly decorated and admired by peers and subordinates, alike. I played racquetball at least fiv

Ride On St. Louis Program Director Marita Wassman, along with elven other contributors from notable institutions such as Research Center for Human Animal Interaction, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia and College of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, have published a quantitative study of the effects of therapeutic horsemanship on military veterans diagnosed with PTSD. The study "Effects of Therapeutic Horseback Riding on Post-Traumatic Str

Throughout Ride On St. Louis's near 20 years of serving hundreds of families as a St. Louis nonprofit organization, one of the greatest gifts is witnessing life altering improvements from riding for children with extreme diagnoses. Spina bifidia is one type of condition where riding can have a huge impact as little ones with tremendous challenges grow. Spina bifida is a birth defect that occurs when the bones of the spine (vertebrae) don't form properly around part of the bab

Happy, healthy horses are the backbone of our services; without them our programs would not exist. Their health directly affects our client’s outcome, experience and service. Ride On St. Louis incorporates preventative health care and screening that decrease the risk of injury, chronic illness, burnout and stress. The Petco Foundation awarded Ride On St. Louis grant funds to treat our therapy horses with chiropractic adjustments to maintain their health and comfort and to pre