Riley Equine Center- Therapeutic Riding Center

Riley Equine Center- Therapeutic Riding Center Our mission is to provide an educational and therapeutic experience for children and adults through

Horseback riding lessons, therapeutic riding, equine assisted psychotherapy, horsemanship clinics, birthday parties

12/28/2025

REC's PLEA::: Hello Dear folks. We are between semesters at the colleges, but we still have kiddos who have therapy and need to ride. We are very very short of help until Jan. 22. If you like kids and/or horses and would like a to have a fulfilling experience, please come help us. Primary jobs are to lead horses and/or to be a sidewalker, interacting with the rider and sometimes helping them through specific activities and primarily keeping them entertained. Other jobs include catching, grooming, and tacking the horses. We need you at the arena at 17244 Doyle Rd, in Boonville on Monday (tomorrow) 1:00-7:00, and Saturday the 3rd, 8:30-2:00.. Many people tell us that they get at least as much out of this experience as the riders do. I would say the same thing. Every day that I work, my heart is lifted by these precious kids!! No training necessary. We will train you. No problem. Just please let us know if you can help so we will know when we have enough. We need 4 more people for tomorrow.

11/28/2025
11/27/2025

Volunteering at Riley Equine is such a heart warming experience. Many have said that they get as much out of it as the riders do. Many make it a family affair, bringing their teenage kids and working alongside them. It's a happy family affair. We are particularly short of help this time of year because of semester break. We could really use some more local volunteers who are the backbone of our organization. Please contact us here if you're interested.

11/22/2025

Look at this guy!! He came to us needing a leader and two sidewalkers. He is autistic, non-verbal, and he would not interact with any of us. He was always polite but would never engage. Look at the way he is riding this big horse independently!!! And look at how he is interacting with Betty, playing games with her!!! Folks, this is HUGE!!!!! We are ecstatic with his progress!!!!

Sometimes Equine Therapy isn't riding. Sometimes it's just being. And sometimes it's the volunteers that soak it up as m...
11/22/2025

Sometimes Equine Therapy isn't riding. Sometimes it's just being. And sometimes it's the volunteers that soak it up as much as the participants. Abby and XL were discussing life, I think.

11/16/2025
11/02/2025

Yes, the big horse DOES trot, and our riders love it!! Only a few of us can run fast enough to lead him, though. He takes r e a l l y l o n g s t r i d e s!!! He's a BIG BOY!!!

11/01/2025
Happy Happy Halloween, everyone!!! Thank you, dear community,  for coming out despite the rainy weather. I'll bet i got ...
10/27/2025

Happy Happy Halloween, everyone!!! Thank you, dear community, for coming out despite the rainy weather. I'll bet i got 40 calls yesterday, "Are you still having it?" I responded, "Yes, yes, we'll just move everything inside!!" Made the riding area a little tighter, but we got everything in. Then it stopped raining, and we were able to do the hay ride. Yippee!!! It all worked. I'm soooo sorry that I didn't get pictures of everybody, but I didn't get time. If anyone else got pictures, please share them. I'd like to see them. A huge thank you to all our crew for working so hard to make this happen. You folks are golden, and I appreciate you greatly!!!

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17244 Doyle Road
Boonville, MO
65233

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