Kenny was a one of a kind kid…known for cantering his horse around the arena and yelling… "I am very late for an important business meeting!"

Always ready with a wink and a smirk… Dearest Kenny, You will be deeply missed.

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Program Horses

The B.O.K. Ranch’s equine staff is made up of an extraordinarily gifted group of horses. Each horse in our program fits a special niche and is able to rise to any occasion, even when asked to go into stressful situations.

At B.O.K. we consider our horses service animals, similar to service dogs who work with people with visual impairments and mobility issues. When our horses are in the arena they are at work and are not treated as pets during that time. When they are outside of the arena they are able to mingle within a heard and just be “regular” horses.

The B.O.K. Ranch acquires appropriate horses via donation and purchase.

Any new horse coming into our program must fit within this basic list of criteria:

• Must be 100% sound at all gaits.

• Must be considered a “been there, done that” type of horse.

• Must be level headed and able to pass extensive temperament tests.

• Must be available to enter our program on a 30 day trial.

• Must be able to be tied.

• Must be excellent with the farrier and veterinarian.

• Should be between 14.1 hands and 15.3 hands tall.

• Should be between the ages of 9 years and 18 years old.

All breeds are welcome; there is no particular breed or training discipline that makes for an ideal therapeutic riding horse. An excellent therapeutic riding horse is a special breed unto itself.

Employment with B.O.K. Ranch

The B.O.K. Ranch is currently looking to hire:

PATH certified riding instructors: As a premier accredited center, all of our riding instructors must successfully complete and obtain a minimum of a registered level instructor certification from the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association.

B.O.K. Ranch does offer mentorship programs for PATH instructors in training.

Volunteers: Volunteers are always needed! Please visit our volunteer page to learn more about ways to help.

These are some of the basic differences between Hippotherapy and Therapeutic Riding. These differences and similarities are reflective of PATH certified centers only. There are many facilities throughout the country not affiliated with PATH that are conducting programs for people with disabilities that most likely differ from the following list.

Hippotherapy

Therapeutic Riding