It’s All Connected to Community

Whether it’s arena lessons, summer camps, volunteer training, veterans’ work or ministry classes, Shining Stars programs are life-changers.
The Shining Stars mission is to offer therapeutic programs for children, adults, and families to help improve physical, cognitive, emotional, and social areas of their lives. Horsemanship programs are held in an indoor riding arena/therapeutic learning center which allows for year-round programming.
Horsemanship Programs

Therapeutic Riding
Our riding programs help children and adults get unique rehabilitative therapy. Students work on physical, social, emotional, & cognitive concepts as they ride &receive instruction geared to their individual needs. Classes are small, relaxed, friendly, and a lot of fun.

Therapeutic Cart Driving
The Driving Program is open to students of all ages who cannot mount a horse for various reasons, such as size/weight, emotional issues, or wheelchair confinement. Specially-equipped carts have safety features for wheelchair students.

Silver Stars
Silver Stars offers a variety of ways to incorporate horses into a physical routine that helps to strengthen muscles. Silver Stars provides equine therapy effective in helping older folks who suffer from depression, feelings of agitation, anxiety, and other psychological issues.

Stars & Stripes for Veterans
Stars and Stripes is an innovative program designed for military veterans’ needs. All veterans, from any era, are welcome to participate with us in “natural horsemanship” and many other therapeutic endeavors, including grooming and horse behavior.




