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Equine Assisted Services & Horseback Riding

The Equestrian Center, in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, offers horseback and adaptive riding lessons, horsemanship, animal care programs, and pony playgroups.

Overview

The Equestrian Center offers a supportive atmosphere for traditional English riding lessons to beginner and experienced equestrians alike, as well as adaptive riding lessons for children and adults with disabilities. The sprawling stable also provides Hippotherapy, physical therapy using equine movement, on a weekly basis. The barn is open to the public six days a week, excluding Tuesdays. Year-round programming is available.

Our Programs

Learn more about all our current Equine Assisted Services, listed below.

  • A custom-built, open-frame red utility vehicle with four large tires and two black bucket seats, parked on dry grass under a clear blue sky. The vehicle has a diamond-plate metal front panel and an orange safety flag mounted on a pole at the rear.

    Adaptive Carriage Driving

    Coming Spring 2026! Adaptive Carriage Driving provides an accessible, empowering way to partner with a horse from a secure seated position; ideal for individuals who cannot, or prefer not to, ride mounted. Our program follows PATH Intl.–aligned safety practices and offers individualized, goal-based instruction for ages 5 and up.
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    Animal Caretakers

    Meet up with peers to learn how to care for the barn animals and to maintain their enclosures. Adult Caretaker programs are currently in session.
  • 3 groups of 3 people on horses with people standing guiding each horse

    Equine Enrichment Camp

    Join us for school vacation weeks or select summer weeks to enjoy 1:1 horse time, design obstacle courses, create riding patterns to music, and even teach a horse a new skill!
  • Person riding a brown horse outside with white fence and red barn in background

    Horseback Riding & Horsemanship

    Weekly horseback riding lessons, as well as unmounted horsemanship lessons, are available to all ages and riding backgrounds in a welcoming setting.
  • Man in barn on tan horse

    Monthly Veterans Horsemanship & Riding

    Through mindful mounted and unmounted activities with horses, participants can improve their ability to adapt, communicate, initiate, self-regulate, and trust.
  • Children make treat for horses

    Pony Playgroups

    Children ages 2-10 enjoy learning about the farm through play-based activities like grooming, leading & horseback riding.

Resources

Learn more about all our current resources, listed below.

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Other Areas of Support

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Gear Swap Shop

The Equestrian Center is happy to provide a “give-one, take-one” equestrian apparel exchange. Please consider donating your participants gently used, untorn items to our Swap Shop in the Observation Room for the benefit of another participant. Due to safety precautions, the program does not accept used riding helmets.