The mission of the Challenged Champions Equestrian Center, Inc. is to support people with special needs, from early childhood through adult-hood. Opportunities are provided through horseback riding and other horse related activities that promote physical, emotional and mental development. Challenged Champions is a cooperative effort of dedicated individuals that includes trained personnel and community volunteers.
Our Vision
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Therapeutic Riding?
Who is eligible for the program and how do riders apply?
Where is the program located?
How do we select our program horses?
How can you support Challenged Champions?
Our Horses and Their Stories
Dream: Donated Anonymously
Willy: Donated by Barb Fargusen
Lucky: Donated by Bill Begg
Slick: Donated by Dale & Jodi Niese
Little Bit: Donated by Dan & Rhonda Taylor
Apache: Donated by Gail Bingham
Sylvie: Donated by Horsemaster 4-H Club
AC: Donated by University of Findlay
There are seven horses working in the program at any given time. Each horse participating in the program gives two lessons per night and works three nights per week. Each session is ten weeks long which means each horse gives 60 lessons per session. This comes out to 1,260 lessons per year!
Below is a list of actual expenses incurred for each horse:
There are 32 riders every ten weeks. Which costs Challenged Champions $14,960.00 per session.
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