Women experiencing trauma from breast cancer, COVID and wildfire (or other sources) can now register for free 4-week small group gatherings on Tuesday or Wednesday afternoons at Riding Beyond in April and May.

No horse experience is required. Instead of riding, sessions involve small group activities with remarkably interactive horses who provide insight and fresh approaches to the future.

Typical reports from participants state: “Every layered detail is designed to empower us to connect safely, heart to heart, with these enormous, magnificent beings, for a positive, life-changing program. The sessions are educational, deep, fun, and exhilarating. Poems, stories, sharing within the circle, all weave through each session, making it a holistic healing experience. Horses have woven their way into my sleeptime dreams as well! Please accept this offering. You will be delighted.”

April 4-week sessions begin on Tuesday or Wednesday afternoons, April 16 or 17, 1-4 pm.
May 4-week sessions begin on Tuesday or Wednesday afternoons, May 20 or 21, 1-4 pm.

See ridingbeyond.org for details, including the award-winning video by Robin Miller, MD, on the home page. Call 541-482-6210 for registration information.

Riding Beyond has served breast cancer survivors and thrivers in the Rogue Valley since 2013 with their equine-assisted services in human development. Located in Ashland, their mission is to open doors to the future with trauma recovery from breast cancer treatment, and since 2021, from other life challenges, such as COVID and wildfire trauma.

The founder and director of the program, Trish Broersma, is certified with the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International (PATH Intl) as a therapeutic riding instructor and as an equine specialist in mental health and learning. Licensed mental health counselors and certified equine specialists assist in designing and conducting programs, along with a large volunteer crew and five specially-trained and talented horses (plus one donkey), all of whom endeavor to explore and share the remarkable benefits of the horse/human relationship.