North American Riding for the Handicapped Association
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North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA) is a non-profit organization based in Denver, Colorado that promotes the benefits of therapeutic horseback riding for people with physical, emotional and learning disabilities.
It states that equine-assisted activities for individuals with disabilities have been shown to improve muscle tone, balance, posture, coordination, motor development as well as emotional well-being.
More than 650 program centers in the United States and Canada (individual facilities such as Great Strides Therapeutic Riding, Inc. in Damascus, Maryland) offer therapeutic horseback riding programs.
NARHA is a 501(c)3 organization. It publishes a quarterly magazine, NARHA Strides.
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