About Us
Our Mission is to enrich the lives of individuals in the greater Indianapolis community with physicial, cognitive and/or behavioral challenges through equine assisted therapies and activities.
Founded in 1998, Morning Dove Therapeutic Riding, Inc. offers equine programs to a wide range of participants with physical, mental and/or emotional disabilities. Morning Dove is a member of the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International, PATH and employs PATH-certified instructors to facilitate classes. We offer a number of programs including: therapeutic riding lessons, hippotherapy, our veteran’s program, and our summer program for children on the autism spectrum. New participants are referred by physicians or therapists, or find Morning Dove by word of mouth.
After a thorough assessment by one of our nationally certified instructors, participants attend weekly equine therapy sessions which include learning about horses, grooming, and riding both in the inside ring and on an outdoor nature trail. Sessions are carefully planned with specific cognitive, physical and social goals for each participant, so that progress can be tracked and lesson plans can be adjusted to meet each rider’s individual needs.
To best serve our participants, Morning Dove partners with specialists including St. Vincent Pediatric Rehabilitation Services for hippotherapy and our autism summer program, Easterseals Crossroads Indiana, local schools and organizations serving special needs children and adults and our veterans’ program is offered in collaboration with the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center. Morning Dove also participates in Indiana Special Olympics offering equestrian sports training and athletic competition in an Olympic-type sport for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.
For more information, please go to the Program section of our website, or call us at 317-733-9393.