What is Para Equestrian?
Para Equestrian in Manitoba
There are 3 different streams of Para Equestrian:
- Hippotherapy – therapeutic programs involving horses
- Recreational Riding – recreation riding programs for persons with disabilities that may have therapeutic benefits but are recreation focused
- Para Dressage – competitive athletic pathway that extends to national and international competitions, including the Paralympics
Therapeutic and Recreational Riding
Prairie Strides Inc. provides accessible horseback riding lessons for children aged five to fifteen. Classes run Monday or Wednesday evenings at West Wind Stables in Oak Bluff. There currently is a waitlist for programming. To add a child’s name to the list, visit www.prairiestrides.com
All riders are responsible to provide their own ASTM certified helmet and riding boots (rubber boots work great!) Cost is $300 for a ten week session. Riders are eligible to ride for eight sessions following acceptance. We also request families help with fundraising. If funding is an issue, we are able to help families with grant/ bursary applications.
For more information, please contact:
Krista Kowaluk
Executive Director
exedir@prairiestrides.com
(204)925-5905
Website: www.prairiestrides.
Facebook: @prairiestridesinc
Para Dressage
If you are interested in Para Dressage, you can find more information through Equestrian Canada here https://www.equestrian.
Para Equestrian Classification Information can be found here: https://inside.fei.org/
