Special Riders of Sumner is a non-profit organization that provides free weekly horseback riding sessions to Sumner County youth and adults with all types of physical and mental disabilities. The Benefits Research shows that horseback riding can be very helpful to people with disabilities. It provides beneficial exercise and can strengthen weak muscles and improve balance. The family members of riders also benefit by meeting others with family members with disabilities and forming their own unique support groups. All riders have some type of disability which is thought to be helped by horseback riding.
All riders live in Sumner County.
SRS Riding Sessions Participants ride weekly at no charge for about 30 minutes. The sessions are held outdoors in a beautiful rural setting. The horses used in the program are gentle and well-trained and have been loaned by Sumner Countians who believe in the benefits of therapeutic horseback riding. All tack and riding equipment has been donated by other supporters, and all hay and feed is also given to the program by area merchants and farmers. In order to offer the riding sessions at no charge, SRS is dependent on the financial support of individuals and organizations, such as area civic clubs and churches and United Way of Sumner County.