Summer Session Now Scheduling!

We are currently accepting new and continuing students for summer sessions. Please contact us immediately if you know a student age 3 or older with disabilities who would enjoy the benefits of our program. Hurry – space is limited!

Fees

Lesson fees are $20 per half-hour lesson and payment for your full session is requested in advance. Sessions can run from 4 weeks to 12 weeks in length. Check with your instructor if you are unsure how many weeks your session is. We accept personal checks made out to Project R.I.D.E. Inc. or cash payment in our office between 8:00 and 3:00 Monday-Friday or at your regularly scheduled lesson time. If you are a new student with us, before your first ride we will schedule a brief assessment and there is a one-time $10 charge for that assessment.

Scholarships

Project R.I.D.E. is fortunate to have a very active Board of Directors who raise funds for our “Jockey Club” so that families who would like to participate but cannot due to financial difficulties may gain access to the benefits of our program. If you need financial help to be able to afford our lessons, please inform our staff.

Session Dates

Evening/Saturday lessons with Michelle Scott
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays (Wednesdays discontinued after currently operating session) 2:30 – 7:15 and Saturdays 9:00 – 3:00
Note: There is approximately a one-year wait for new students from our waiting list who are only available for evening and Saturday lessons.
May 25 – July 31 (no lessons June 28 – July 3) – FULL
August 3 – September 11 – full
September 13 – October 23 – some spaces available
Special Horse Show October 30 – a few spaces available
November 2 – December 18 – spaces available, not scheduling yet

Please check with your instructor, particularly if your lessons are on Saturdays, as we occasionally hold special events that cause lesson cancellations on Saturdays.
Equicizer and Grooming Lessons Monday-Friday with Lindsay Salyards
July 5th thru August 27th
Times Vary between 9am and 4:15pm
OPEN – now accepting students for individualized lessons utilizing both horses in ground lessons and our new “Equicizer” mechanical horse.

Daytime lessons with Emily Christ
Tuesday-Friday 9:00am – 2:15pm

Not accepting new students at this time. Emily will be working exclusively with the students from Jessie Baker from September to March.

Important Forms

Session Guidelines
Authorization for Emergency Medical Treatment
Registration and Release
Participant’s Medical History

Who is Eligible?

Project R.I.D.E. currently serves over 370 students with disabilities from Elk Grove, Sacramento, and even as far away as Stockton and the Delta. Our youngest students are 3 and our oldest are in their 60s. All of our students have a medically diagnosed physical or intellectual special need or disability.
Below is a partial list of the disabilities our current students possess; if you don’t see your disability on this list, please call us to find out if you are eligible. Please note that at this time we are limited to mounted riders who weigh 185 pounds or less due to the physical limitations of our horses. However, the Equicizer has no such weight limit and is also appropriate for students who are fearful of horses but wish to gain the physical benefits of riding. Please contact us with any questions.

Accident Victims ADD/ADHD Angelman’s Syndrome Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorders including Asperger’s Syndrome Cerebral Palsy Craniometaphyseal Dysplasia Cru’ de Chat Syndrome Developmental Delays Down’s Syndrome

Encephalopathy Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Fragile X Syndrome Global Delay Hearing Impairment Leigh’s Syndrome Mental Retardation Moebius Syndrome Muscular Dystrophy PDD (Pervasive Developmental Delays)

Praeder-Willie Syndrome Retts Syndrome Seizure Disorders Shaken Baby Syndrome Soto Syndrome Spina Bifida Stroke Victims Trisomy 13, 18 and 21 Visual Impairment Williams Syndrome Wolf-Hirshorn Syndrome

Next Steps

Get on our wait list
Learn more about Project R.I.D.E.
Contact us or get directions