Retired Racehorses

Therapeutic Riding Programs –Horses serve as a tool for physical therapy, emotional growth
and learning. Many riders experience a connection to the horse that few sports can create. For
those riders who cannot walk, the horse is their vehicle of transport. Not only does this help raise
their self-esteem but it also teaches them essential skills. It improves balance, creates trust and
creates a friendship between rider and horse. The types of disabilities and conditions such
therapy can serve are:
Amputees
Brain Injuries
Cardiovascular Accident/Stroke
Cerebral Palsy
Chemical Abuse
Down Syndrome
Hearing Impairments
Learning Disabilities
Mental Retardation
Multiple Sclerosis
Muscular Dystrophy
Post Polio Speech Impairments
Spina Bifida
Spinal Cord Injuries
Visual Impairments
Horsetime Therapy Program – Specialized program created by Kathy Krupa offering certified
equine assisted psychotherapy services and Equine Assisted Learning (EAP) and Awareness in
New Jersey and has unmatched experience providing EAP to children who suffered from abuse,
neglect or suffer from emotional issues. The program emphasizes the unique needs of each
individual child to promote growth. Learning about themselves and witnessing how changes in
their behavior, thoughts and feelings can bring positive change in their lives. The program is
dedicated to providing a safe, positive and professional experience for the children open up in a
trusting secure environment to develop and enhance interpersonal and communication skills that
can be transferred into home, school and the community.
Constituency Served-Community Safety, Security and Eventing
Mounted Police Horses – Officers and horses used honorably protect and serve communities
and cities such as, Newark- NJ, Philadelphia- PA, Richmond- VA and Omaha- NE. Mounted
Police Units are an invaluable tool in crowd control and public relations as well as the
enforcement of city ordinances and state law. All supervisors, police officers, and horses work
together to provide the community effective, quality service. Due to the increased height on a
horse the mounted officer is able to survey a large area quickly and address problem situations
effectively. The officer and his mount are also a crime deterrent due to their increased visibility
to the public. A mounted officer, on horseback, is able to transverse geographical areas in which
it would be difficult for police officers in cars, on bicycles or on foot to proceed.
Rutgers University Patrol Horses – The Rutgers University Mounted Patrol, the only studentrun
mounted patrol in the country, includes more than a dozen university students who must