Diamond is The Shea Center’s facility dog. She is a Labrador Retriever born on July 12, 2018. Carefully bred and expertly trained by Canine Companions for Independence, facility dogs work with a partner who also receives training from Canine Companions. The dog...
Please join us for these 2022 Shea Center events! Learn more about each of these events at SheaCenter.org/events Note: The Shea Center will continue to follow health guidelines and make event adjustments as necessary.
The Shea Center provides life-changing equine assisted services to treat adults and kids with varying degrees of physical, cognitive and emotional disabilities. We remain steadfast in our mission to serve all persons with disabilities, including military veterans -...
We Serve | You Give | They Thrive Stand With Shea is our annual fund. It allows us to serve and thrive by covering the costs of day-to-day operations and ensures we stay open to serve our mission. As this year comes to an end, join us as we share how we serve, the...
During the past 43 years, The Shea Center has earned an international reputation as a leader in the field of therapeutic riding, but did you know that the Center also offers internships to graduate students pursuing degrees in physical and occupational therapy as well...
Most of our horses are generously donated by individuals. Because not all horses are good candidates for a therapeutic riding program, each horse goes through a thorough trial period for up to 120 days. A program horse candidate must be calm, react positively to...
Fran Joswick was The Shea Center’s first executive director. In 1978, Fran, a self-described horse person, was a social worker working with the disabled and learned about a therapeutic riding center in Michigan. She wanted to start something similar in Southern...
The Shea Center is proud to feature a LiteGait mobility device in our Inclusive Fitness Center (IFC). The LiteGait provides supported weight-bearing gait training for both pediatric and adult clients.Used over ground or over a treadmill, the LiteGait is utilized to...
Our Shea Center facility dog, Emerson, recently retired from his job of daily interaction with our clients. Our new facility dog is Diamond who comes from Canine Companions for Independence. She is a Labrador born on July 12, 2018, and her handler is physical...
Our handsome new helmet cabinets are a result of the hard work of Shea Center volunteer Zachary S., who designed and built the two cabinets for his Eagle Scout Project.Zachary, a member of Boy Scouts of America (BSA) troop 774, began volunteering at The Shea Center...