If you look in the horse stalls at The Shea Center, you may notice that each horse has its own unique bedding. This bedding provides more than just a comfortable place for our therapeutic horses to relax in between lessons. Two distinct types of bedding are used for...
“Safety first” is one of The Shea Center’s primary mottos. From the first day a horse arrives at the Center, it begins to learn “The Shea Way” of horse control methods. This creates a safe and consistent practice for the handling of the horses by our staff,...
Our turn-out team is a new volunteering position our Volunteer Services Manager, Christina Lee, has arranged, to be sure our herd receives their well-deserved “time off” from their busy work schedules. These volunteers have excellent horsemanship skills and feel...
At 12.2 hands, Boog is the perfect size for The Shea Center’s smallest riders, and he enjoys his job helping little ones improve their core strength, balance and confidence. While short in stature, he has a wide base of support which creates a stable platform for...
On Saturday mornings, Lesson Treatment Assistants (LTAs) arrive at The Shea Center at 7:30 a.m., to get horses ready for the long day’s work. Working horses before their lessons is an important responsibility of the LTA position and a crucial part of the Shea horses'...
The program horses at The Shea Center are well cared for in the following manner: Each horse has its own diet consisting of one of two hay options for lunch and dinner, Timothy hay or Teff hay. We also feed our horses lunch, consisting of hay cubes containing a blend...
To make certain The Shea Center program horses are in top condition for the safety and well-being of our riders, a pronounced effort is made to provide them excellent care. The Barn The horses spend part of their day in light, airy 12’ x 24’ open stalls that allow the...