

"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
Jeremiah 29:11
Who We Are
We're a non-profit organization providing physical, speech and occupational therapy using horses (hippotherapy).
We've assembled a dedicated network of volunteers with a heart and passion for seeing God’s healing come to life with the assistance of horses. It has been proven that horses create a dynamic, three-dimensional movement that cannot be produced in a traditional clinical setting.
Hope Ranch is a member of the American Hippo Therapy Association integrating horses safely and effectively into individualized therapy sessions.


Who We Serve
Watching people overcome limitations using hippotherapy is the central mission to everything we do here at the ranch. There are no words to describe seeing a friendship spark between people and these majestic horses.
Asperger’s Syndrome
Autism
Cerebral Palsy
Stroke
Developmental Delay
Down Syndrome
Genetic Disorders
Multiple Sclerosis
Muscular Dystrophy
Spinal Cord Injuries
Traumatic Brain Injury
Benefits of Hippotherapy
Current research supports the benefits of hippotherapy with regards to behavioral tasks and cognitive development; engaging sensory, neuromotor and cognitive systems to achieve functional outcomes.
Arousal and attention
Belief in one’s functional capabilities
Dynamic postural stability
Endurance
Expressive and/or receptive speech and language
Gross motor skills – sitting, standing and walking
Improve circulation
Increase muscle tone and strength
Midline orientation
Bilateral integration
Body awareness
Coordination
Mobility of pelvis, spine and hip joints
Motivation
Problem-solving movement strategies
Range of motion
Respiratory function
Self-confidence
Sensorimotor integration
Social and pragmatic skills
Timing and coordination of motor strategies