This Special Therapy Center was started in answer to a growing problem within our society.  Children born with severe physical disabilities (those who may never ambulate or otherwise function independently) have the greatest need for genuine, quality, therapy provided by licensed Physical or Occupational Therapists. However, they rarely receive the recommended amount needed during these formative years for a variety of reasons.

Families can be misled and undereducated when it comes to the prognosis of their childs challenging condition. All too often, they rely blindly on the opinions of a small group of health care professionals encountered early on. Labels which focus on inabilities and limitations are frequently ingrained. Many families are unable to afford the expertise of the best practitioners, so they settle for what is available through public programs, or nothing at all. Other constraints are placed by insurance carriers and restrictions are imposed by schools and employers. This can be the start of a lifetime of unjust treatment within our society unless someone steps in.  

This disservice started one mother on a journey of passion fueled by her love for her non-ambulatory, non-verbal son, and gave birth to Equine Angels Special Therapy Center. The direction and growth of this Program over the years have been guided by the ever-present needs of Founder, Gina Gray's son, Spencer.


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Spencer is 10 years old, and remains non-verbal and non-ambulatory. Although these facts have not and will not change, he is a healthy and valuable child who is worthy of living a full life. He and other children like him deserve to have the highest quality of life offered to them. Most of the children participating in the Equine Angels Program come with a Doctors prescription for no fewer than 5 therapy sessions per week. Most of these same children actually receive 1 or 2 therapy sessions per week at best.

Equine Angels Special Therapy Centers answer to this problem is to offer a Program that gives every non-ambulatory and non-verbal child receiving services here, not 1, but 2 genuine therapy sessions each week. Our goal is for each child enrolled in the Program to receive 1 Physical Therapy Specialty session of either Horseback or Aquatic Therapy, AND 1 session of either Occupational or Speech Therapy as well each week for 46 weeks per year. This is what is needed to begin to improve upon the quality of life offered to these very special children.