Wonderhill Farm’s Freedom Riders offers therapeutic riding and equine-assisted therapy for veterans of all ages and abilities. We focus on healing the whole person – mind, body, and spirit – through tailored horse-assisted therapeutic experiences.
Wonderhill Freedom Riders
Therapeutic Riding – helps veterans reduce anxiety, anchor their focus in the present, build a sense of safety through predicable routines, and benefit from stabilizing rhythmic movement – while onboard a horse.
Equine-Assisted Therapy – Involves working alongside a counselor/pastor and partnering with horses to develop interpersonal skills, enhance problem-solving abilities, build inner resources, reclaim control, and help veterans forge a new identity.
Our program targets the physical, cognitive, emotional, and spiritual healing of an individual via horse-centered therapy. The movement of the ride and the connection with the horse does the work. And, equine-assisted talk therapy supports in the mental health journey and trauma recovery.
Program Instructor
Randy Wendt
Randy’s experience as a pastor, chaplain, US Army officer, federal law enforcement officer and firefighter make him exceptionally qualified as program instructor of our veterans program at Wonderhill Farm.
His experience includes:
- Congregational Pastor, 3 years
- US Army Chaplain, 20 years
- Multiple Combat experiences
- Federal law enforcement officer, 20 years
- Volunteer firefighter, current
- Trained as “Mitchell Model” Critical Incident crisis management debriefer
- Hostage Negotiator
- National “train the trainer” for Bureau of Prisons crisis management
- Servant of the true God
The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but victory is with the Lord.
Proverbs 21:31
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Therapeutic Horsemanship
Therapeutic Horsemanship
$100
Price per Hour/Per Person