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HETRA
HETRA
The Heartland Equine Therapeutic Riding Academy (HETRA) was started in 1989 by Steve and Janet Henthorn of Omaha, Nebraska. Their mission is "To improve the quality of life both physically and emotionally of adults and children with disabilities through equine assisted activities." The program started with one student, one horse and three volunteers. Since its founding, HETRA has grown significantly and now has 13 wonderful therapy horses, 13 NARHA certified instructors, and over 90 students. HETRA also offers services in Therapeutic Riding, Hippotherapy and Therapeutic Carriage Driving. HETRA is a non-profit 501c3 organization, and was the first NARHA Premier Accredited Therapeutic Riding center in Nebraska!
HETRA serves a variety of clients including Children and adults with disabilities such as cerebral palsy, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy, cystic fibrosis, brain tumors, head injuries, blindness, autism, and strokes. Last year HETRA served 90 riders (both children and adults) per week. Their goal is to continue to expand the program. In 2008 we completed 2841 individual student sessions and volunteers donated 12,576 hours.
HETRA received the proceeds from our last event, A Benefit for HETRA.