GallopNYC is New York City’s only accredited therapeutic horsemanship center for children and adults with disabilities as well as seniors, veterans, and first responders. 

Therapeutic horsemanship is a combination of horseback riding, groundwork activities (such as grooming horses), and horse education designed to help people with disabilities gain measurable improvements in their physical, cognitive, social, and emotional skills. These improvements result in benefits that transfer to other areas of their lives.

Each day, GallopNYC’s horses help New Yorkers with disabilities:

● Improve their fine and gross motor skills,

● Improve their independent living skills,

● Make measurable progress on their skill goals (such as improved balance, muscle tone, attention span,

confidence, social interaction, and more), and,

● Experience a sense of accomplishment and independence

GallopNYC offers accessible therapeutic riding programs to all, regardless of their ability to pay for services. Each year, GallopNYC offers its riders need-based lesson scholarships that help cover the cost of weekly therapeutic riding lessons and 60% of their riders currently receive support.

Please consider supporting GallopNYC's TCS NYC Marathon fundraiser. Your donation will help provide need-based riding lesson scholarships for children and adults with disabilities as well as essential care – such as hay, bedding, and veterinary services – for GallopNYC’s invaluable herd of horses.

Your support helps New Yorkers with disabilities saddle up!