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Leading Our Way Through Anxiety



SSTRA is pleased to announce that our EFW pilot project “Leading Our Way Through Anxiety” is the successful recipient of a Salt Spring Island Foundation Community Project Grant!


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Equine facilitated wellness (EFW) is a therapeutic approach that involves working in respectful relationship with equine partners.
This pilot project offers two EFW therapy groups for youth (12+) with anxiety (summer and fall) and a separate parent workshop.

Youth will learn about anxiety and ways to manage anxiety symptoms through group discussion, mindfulness practice, and experiential activities with horses. All activities will be on the ground. No horse experience required and no riding involved.

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Welcome to the home of the SaltSpring Therapeutic Riding Association


On this site you can learn more about therapeutic riding on Salt Spring Island, find out how to take part in the program, sign up to be a volunteer, view our calendar for the upcoming year, and so much more!


The Salt Spring Therapeutic Riding Association provides quality, professional equine assisted activities for both children and adults with special needs. Equine assisted activities help to improve muscle tone, balance, posture, coordination and motor development as well as psychological, cognitive, behavioral, communication and emotional well being. We are dedicated to enriching the lives of children and adults with developing abilities.





SaltSpring Therapeutic Riding Association



We want you to volunteer at the Salt Spring Therapeutic Riding Association

SaltSpring Therapeutic Riding Association - Donate Now Through CanadaHelps!

Volunteer Today!

We are always looking for volunteers to assist with the riding lessons, stable management, barn chores, administrative duties fund raising and more.

Love of horses is optional, unless you are side walking or leading.
As little as one hour a week!

volunteer@sstra.ca







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Helping Out

A team of professionals provide an inclusive riding environment that aids physical rehabilitation, helps people with their personal development, teaches horsemanship skills, and is a stimulating recreational activity.

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Having Fun

For those with physical, intellectual, or emotional challenges, therapeutic riding is a unique way to obtain healthy physical exercise... and it's so much FUN!

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We want you to volunteer at the Salt Spring Therapeutic Riding Association
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COME RIDE WITH US

The Salt Spring Therapeutic Riding Association offers four riding sessions per year in the fall, winter, spring and summer.
Lessons are one hour every week. Our classes are taught by therapeutic riding instructors,
and our riders are assisted by trained volunteers, as horse leaders and/or sidewalkers.




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