Equi-Ed

Equi-Ed is affiliated with the Adapted Physical Education and Equine Science departments of Santa Rosa Junior College and offers horsemanship instruction, competition opportunities and specialized educational programs to children and adults with and without disabilities. Santa Rosa Junior College Agriculture department offers courses for training in therapeutic riding which are taught by Equi-Ed's director, Maxine Freitas. Equi-Ed is an accredited center of the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA), as such, the program meets the highest standards of safety established in the industry. All instructors have completed specialized training in therapeutic riding and hold advanced or masters level certification.

To best meet the individual needs of clients, consultation or assessment with Occupational, Physical, and Speech therapists, as well as Adapted Physical Education specialists and Special Education teachers is arranged.

Equi-Ed actively works to promote public awareness of therapeutic riding through student riding demonstrations, and public speaking engagements to organizations and corporations.