Please pardon our progress as we complete our new website.

 ATRC Summer Camp 2010 Begins Monday, July 12

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Make sure to check out all of the pages on the website for new pictures from some of our latest sessions.

Mission Statement:  The Appalachian Therapeutic Riding Center provides therapeutic horseback riding for persons with physical, cognitive, and/or emotional disabilities in a safe, structured environment.

Program Information:

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ATRC is located on fifteen acres of land in the beautiful South Toe River Valley just outside of Burnsville, North Carolina.

The program was founded in 1986 as a pilot program with a grant from Blue Ridge Mental Health and was incorporated as a non-profit, 501-3C in 1987.  It is currently funded by grants, donations, fees, and the Yancey County United Fund.

In 2006, ATRC became a premier accredited operating center by North American Riding for the Handicapped Association or NARHA.

Instructors:  ATRC has two instructors fully certified by the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association.  In addition, physical, occupational, and speech therapists are often involved, either hands on in the program or as consultants.