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Forward Stride is dedicated to improving lives
through equine-assisted activities and therapies. Founded in 2003,
Forward Stride is the largest therapeutic center of its kind in
Oregon.
Forward Stride’s programs and services enable individuals to develop
in remarkable ways:
 Our
Hippotherapy Program offers people of all ages—including children as
young as two—uniquely powerful therapeutic sessions on horseback
with licensed physical, occupational, and speech therapists.
Our
Riding Program helps children and adults of all
abilities—including those with special needs—develop horsemanship
skills, fitness, and self-confidence.
Our Horses for Heroes Program offers military
veterans opportunities to participate in therapeutic riding
instruction with their peers—free of charge.
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Forward Stride Featured in
The Oregonian
..there
are no cattle at this Washington County
ranch near Beaverton and Aloha, only people
who need help...
Downing is at
Forward Stride, Oregon's largest
therapeutic riding center. He's here to
relearn some basic skills so he can return
to his family and perhaps to work, once he
recovers from a traumatic brain injury
sustained while moving cattle last spring.
The story of this cowboy's rehab on
horseback illustrates the benefits of
hippotherapy; it might also signal newfound
acceptance for the treatment among insurance
companies.
Read the rest of: Hippotherapy puts patients
back in life's saddle again.
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Our
2012 Cowgirl Ball
was a great success and a lot of fun. Thanks
to all who joined us! And thanks to all our sponsors, contributors,
vendors, and volunteers. Special thanks to Arlene Schnitzer and the
Harold and Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation
for its generous matching grant.
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