THERAPEUTIC RIDING

Participants learn leadership skills, decision-making, and experience improved communication & teamwork while sharpening their cognitive skills. Our certified professional staff incorporates the student’s life goals into each riding lesson, which is specifically catered to various learning styles including visual, auditory, and kinesthetic.

While learning to ride, the riders are challenged physically and experience improvements in balance, muscle coordination, endurance, and strength. Riding a horse is a holistic way to learn and to be challenged on many different levels. We celebrate our rider’s accomplishments each week as they develop and grow not just as riders, but as people.

STEP 1

Schedule A Tour

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STEP 2

Participant Application

Get started on your required paperwork by filling out the participant application. This will take about 10 minutes to complete.

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STEP 3

Physician’s Statement

Print off the Physician’s Statement and take it to your doctor to fill out. We want to make sure it’s safe for you to participate in equine services!

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Thank you for your interest in Renew TRC. Please contact Kennedy at programs@renewtrc.org or call 616.22RENEW ext. 3 with any questions.

Note that your Participation Agreement and Physician’s Statement must be submitted prior to your first lesson.

General Information

Lessons occur Monday through Thursday between the hours of 9:00 am and 8:00 pm, and Saturday lessons between 9:00 am and noon. Each session runs for six weeks, with one 45 minute lesson each week (2-6 riders per lesson).

Pricing

A six week session of therapeutic riding lessons is $240. Payment is due during the first week of the session, unless requested otherwise. If you are interested in a scholarship for riding, please fill out the Scholarship Application below at least two weeks before the start of your session.

Cancellations

Need to make a last minute cancellation or you’re running late to your lesson? Please call our cancellation hotline listed below. We ask that you provide at least 24 hour notice for cancellations whenever possible so that we can inform your instructor and volunteers.

Please note, we follow Holland Public School closures and weather delays.

Cancellation Hotline
616-227-3639 ext. 7

Participant Handbook

For additional information on lesson policies, the benefits of therapeutic riding, or Renew TRC programs in general, please read our Participant Handbook.

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Sessions

Session 1: 6 week session, begins the week of January 6th and ends the week of February 10th.

Session 2: 6 week session, begins the week of February 24th and ends the week of March 31st.

Session 3: 6 week session, Session 3 begins the week of April 14th. (No lessons the week of May 5 for Tulip Time or the day of May 26 for Memorial Day.)

Early Summer Programs: Begins the week of June 9th and ends the week of June 23rd.

Session 4: 4 week session, begins the week of July 7th and ends the week of July 28th.

End of Summer Programs: Begins the week of August 4th and ends the week of August 18th. (No lessons the week of August 25th or the week of September 1st.)

Session 5: 6 week session, begins Saturday September 6th and ends the week of October 13th. (No lessons the week of October 20th.)

Session 6: 6 week session, begins the week of October 27th and ends the week of December 8th. (No lessons the week of November 24th.)

Need financial assistance?

It’s important to us that our programs are accessible and can be afforded by all students who are interested in the benefits of therapeutic riding.

If you are interested in participating in a session with Renew, and need financial assistance, you may apply for a scholarship to lessen the cost of your session.

Scholarship Policy

Scholarship Application