The EQUUS Foundation has awarded over $200,000 in grants to qualified equine organizations this year, including a $1500 grant to Ride On St. Louis. Recipients of the awards, equine welfare organizations and/or equine-assisted activities and therapies centers, undergo a comprehensive verification and transparency process to earn the EQUUS Foundation "Guardian" designation. This year 129 Guardians in the United States received an award ranging between $500 and $5000. The grant

Beginning February 1, 2018 Ride On St. Louis has become one of the first centers to become a provider for Equine-Assisted Therapy and Adaptive Riding services with one of the nation’s most experienced and qualified health-care and transportation management companies. These benefits will be a covered, reimbursable service for the population who are enrolled in particular WellCare health plans. #medical #provider #healthcare

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

+ Surgery images are graphic and may be upsetting to some readers + In mid October 2017, like every day, we arrived as the sun came up to start our morning chores of caring for our herd of therapy horses. Each horse has a specialized diet of various types of hay, grain and supplements designed specifically to meet their age, activity and digestive requirements, and each stall, turnout, pasture must be cleaned, mucked (de-pooped) and turnouts prepared with the day's hay and wa

We are just so touched and thankful by all the donations over the last two days to help Diego with his hock treatment. 😍⭐JUDY JACKSON, LAURIE BAAN, PATRICIA NESTLE, BRIAN FOSTER, MAUREEN COUGHLIN, ANITA JOHNSON, & KATELYN MASE 😍⭐ We will be scheduling Diego's x-rays and providing updates as they become available. The trip to the Equine Hospital will likely take an entire day from hauling preparations, hauling (an hour's drive each way), the examination, x-rays, return trip

Diego, our 19 year-old pony, is normally as playful and inquisitive as he was when he first joined the Ride On St. Louis herd 16 years ago. However, Diego has had issues arise (from a previous injury) over the last year that have greatly affected his health, performance and happiness. About 10 years ago, our little Diego was playing with our large Percheron and got a kick to his hock. The stress done to the joint has weakened with age and has manifested once again in Diego's