“We find clients always experience an improvement in mood after a lesson.”
Client Testimonial
Programs
We offer a variety of equine-assisted programs tailored to different populations. Regardless of your background, we have a program specifically crafted to meet your needs.
Equine Assisted Learning (EAL)
PALS offers both group and individual equine assisted learning lessons. The focus of these unmounted experiences is teaching various life skills such as communication, independent living, and self-care. EAL lessons provide the opportunity to bond closely with a horse through activities such as grooming, leading, and horse care. These lessons are ideal for couples, families, individuals, or other groups.
Contact Melissa Abbey for more information or to register.
Changing Leads
The Changing Leads program consists of unmounted group lessons that address various aspects of recovery. These lessons are offered in partnership with local recovery organizations as an adjunct to the therapy they are receiving.
PALS’ staff has extensive grant-writing experience and can help you fund this experience.
Contact Melissa Abbey for more information on partnering with PALS to provide this for your clients.
Stable Futures
Gain valuable career experience in animal care, education, and working with people with disabilities! In addition, you will practice business communication, time management and personal finance skills.
Transportation is available from local schools, pickup at PALS is the responsibility of the families.
This program is free of charge for qualifying teenagers. Contact Melissa Abbey for more information or to register.
EQUIPT
This uniquely impactful group program helps families with their communication and connection through our equine-assisted curriculum. These FREE unmounted group sessions are offered in partnership with local youth organizations.
Contact Melissa Abbey for more information or to register.
Adaptive Riding
We offer adaptive riding lessons tailored to suit children and adults with diverse physical, developmental, or relational needs. Our adaptive riding program warmly welcomes both individuals and groups for lessons catered to their unique abilities and goals.
Contact Melissa Abbey for more information or to register.
Valiant Strides
We offer unmounted and mounted lessons to active duty military, veterans and first responders of all ages. Whether you want to ride, learn more about horses, or just help us take care of our amazing herd, PALS would like to thank you for your service by offering this experience free of charge.
Contact Melissa Abbey for more information or to register.
Program Fees
The cost of our therapeutic lessons covers only about 25% of their actual expense. Thanks to our donors, we’re able to keep lesson costs affordable.
Welcome Lessons
We are now accepting new clients in our Welcome Lessons!
Come join in the fun, growth and learning at PALS! We are replacing our waitlist with “Welcome Lessons” where new clients come once a week and work on the ground with our fantastic horses, volunteers and staff until an appropriate space in an Equine Assisted Learning or Adaptive Riding lesson comes open that you can join. Get to know our staff, horses and volunteers and jump start your understanding of horses and the different ways you can interact with them. Whatever your goals or ambitions related to horses, we have lessons for you!
Contact our Program Director, Melissa Abbey, for more information – melissa@palsindiana.org
Lessons
Now accepting new clients!
Participant Application
Group Lessons: $75 per hour
Private Lessons: $85 per hour
PALS offers scholarship opportunities for clients who qualify based on availability of funding. To be eligible, you must have a family income below 250% (2.5x) the Federal Poverty Guideline.
Our Programs: The Benefits
