Welcome To Bit-By-Bit Therapeutic Riding Center!

Check out our COVER STORY in the July issue of Lifestyle Magazine's: "Horses For Heroes"

At Bit-By-Bit our goal is to help all of our special needs clients become as independent, strong, and confident as possible through the magic of therapeutic horseback riding!

Our mission is to heal, educate, enrich, inspire and empower the lives of others in our community and nation through the gifts of the horse. We strive to provide professional and top-quality therapeutic services to the families of south Florida.

Bit-By-Bit Therapeutic Riding Center was created in 1998 and became a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization in 2002. We fundraise to provide therapeutic services to special children and adults regardless of ability to pay. We offer therapeutic riding and hippotherapy services to families from Broward County, Palm Beach County, and Miami-Dade County.

At Bit-By-Bit, we create individualized treatment plans for each of our special clients. Each of these plans recognizes the client's specific burdens and develops short and long term goals that push each client to a higher level of health, strength, and well-being. Bit-By-Bit is a family-friendly, community supported organization which recognizes the healing power that horses share with all humans.

How Do I Begin?
Please download the 2010 NEW RIDER REGISTRATION FORMS to the right. We have immediate openings available on weekdays and weekends ( Saturday and Sunday) . Our Price List is included in the download.

When registration packet is completed and your physician has signed the enclosed form, you are ready to begin! You can bring the registration packet with you to your initial appointment.

If you are ready to schedule an appointment, please call Susan March, our Program Director at (954)-802-8874. We will soon have 3 horsebackriding locations in Broward County (Parkland, Pompano Beach, and Davie/Plantation).

For more information regarding the program, please download our brochure or call (954)-471-6119.

Check out a recent article about our program in The Miami Herald: "Horse therapy strengthens kids with disabilities" !

We are a NARHA Accredited Therapeutic Riding Progam and follow their professional standards.

Horses For Heroes

A Veteran Rehabilitation Program

Check out our COVER STORY in the July issue of Lifestyle Magazine's: "Horses For Heroes"

This fall Bit-By-Bit is launching our Veteran Rehabilitation Program at Sand and Spurs Equestrian Park in Pompano Beach. We will be offering private and group therapeutic services to active duty military and veterans including their spouses and children. We will be fundraising to provide these services free of charge to out Heroes. Bit-By-Bit is in the process of formulating relationships with local veteran organizations, including the Miami VA and the Broward VA systems, The DAV, and other patriotic groups in order to strengthen the community support that is available to our beloved servicemen and women. In addition, we will also be piloting therapeutic groups aimed specifically at helping female veterans and veterans receiving hospice care in south Florida. Please contact us if you would like to refer a Hero or to receive our Horses For Heroes Program Application.

Thank you for suppporting our amazing "Horses For Heroes" Golf Tournament on June 5, 2010! Click here to be directed to the tournament webpage or for more information.

At Bit-By-Bit we are in the process of developing a new branch of our services offered: "Horses For Heroes" will be an equine assisted therapeutic rehabilitation program designed to help our veterans recover from the effects of war. Click here or "Events: Upcoming Events" on the top menu for more program details.

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Volunteers needed to sidewalk, lead a horse, and help with general horse care. No experience is needed, as we provide training. We offer a free lesson program incentive in exchange for volunteering with us (certain rules and restrictions apply). You can earn points toward free riding lessons as you volunteer! This is a great way to improve your horse knowledge and skills! We also offer service hours for high schools.

We need volunteers Monday and Friday afternoons and Sunday mornings. Please call Susan March at 954-802-8874 or email us here. to schedule an orientation.

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Staff

Kathleen has specialized in pediatrics and hippotherapy since 1998. She is one of the founding members of Bit-By-Bit and has been our president since inception. She also works as our co-program director and senior occupational therapist, and lectures for undergraduate and graduate college and university programs about the benefits of hippotherapy.

Susan is a NARHA Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor and AHA registered therapist. She is one of the founding members of Bit-By-Bit, and enjoys riding the horses daily, trail-riding, and competing in local horse shows. She has copious experience in various diagnoses such as autism, cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, Down syndrome, stroke or CVA, and many other developmental and neurological diseases.