{"url":"/chatsworth/ride-on-la","provider":{"id":"ride-on-la","name":"Ride On LA","kind":"organization","about":"Ride On - Therapeutic Horsemanship was founded in 1994 and teaches adaptive horseback riding and provides physical, occupational and speech-language therapy for children and adults with physical, intellectual and cognitive disabilities. It reports over 170,000 lessons and treatments and about 250 individuals served each week. Its Chatsworth ranch serves the San Fernando Valley; other sites are in Newbury Park (401 Ronel Court), Pasadena (4810 Oak Grove Drive, Hahamongna Watershed Park) and the Rancho Potrero Community Equestrian Center in Thousand Oaks. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 4 PM.","website":"https://www.rideon.org","phone":"(818) 700-2971","email":null,"instagram":null,"founded":1994,"credentials":["PATH International accredited (Premier)","PATH International certified instructors","Vendored with North Los Angeles County Regional Center for specialized recreational therapy"],"languages":[],"image":null},"location":{"id":"main","name":null,"street":"10860 Topanga Canyon Blvd","unit":null,"city":"chatsworth","zip":"91311","neighborhood":null,"coords":[-118.606027,34.268174],"precision":"exact"},"serviceArea":[],"programs":[{"id":"adaptive-riding","type":"afterschool","name":"Adaptive riding lessons","summary":"Adaptive horseback riding lessons taught by PATH International instructors for riders with physical and cognitive disabilities.","description":"Adaptive riding lessons combine sport, recreation and education, taught by PATH International certified instructors who adapt horsemanship skills to each rider's ability. A typical lesson covers safety around horses, warm-up exercises, games and riding skills including equitation and obstacles. Riders use an ASTM-SEI approved helmet and standard English or western tack adapted to their needs, and wear long pants and closed-toe shoes or boots. Staff evaluate each student first, and goals and ability set lesson length. Lessons cost $70 for a half-hour private lesson or a one-hour group lesson of three or more riders. Regional center partnership has widened access. The adaptive riding waitlists are temporarily closed at all locations. Chatsworth serves the San Fernando Valley.","categories":["equine-therapy","special-needs"],"ages":{"min":0,"max":21},"format":"in-person","price":{"amount":70,"unit":"session","note":"Half-hour private lesson or one-hour group lesson of 3 or more riders."},"registration":{"status":"closed"},"afterschool":{"meetings":[{"location":"main","days":["mon","tue","wed","thu","fri"]}]},"traits":{"specialNeeds":"focused","insurance":["regional-center"],"groupSize":["one-on-one","small-group"],"assessment":true,"staff":["certified-coaches"],"topics":["adaptive-riding","path-international","several-la-sites","vendored-elarc","vendored-lanterman","vendored-nlacrc","san-fernando-valley","san-gabriel-valley"],"conditions":["cerebral-palsy","intellectual-disability"],"goals":["fitness","confidence"],"acceptingNew":false}},{"id":"hippotherapy","type":"health","name":"Hippotherapy: physical, occupational and speech therapy","summary":"Outpatient PT, OT and speech-language therapy that uses the movement of the horse, for children and adults with special needs, at the Chatsworth ranch.","description":"Outpatient clinic offering physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech-language therapy to children and adults with special needs. Therapists work as a transdisciplinary team, evaluate each person and write an individualized plan of care. Hippotherapy, using the horse's movement and sensory input, is one tool among others; therapists decide whether it is safe and appropriate. The horse is used to work on balance, strength, coordination, motor control, sensory processing, and speech and communication. Clinic spaces have a suspended swing and a partial weight bearing treadmill system. The Chatsworth site serves the San Fernando Valley, and Ride On also has sites in Newbury Park and Pasadena. Regional center funding is noted for specialized recreational therapy through North Los Angeles County Regional Center.","categories":["physical-therapy","occupational-therapy","speech-therapy","equine-therapy"],"ages":{"min":0,"max":21},"format":"in-person","health":{"specialties":["Physical therapy","Occupational therapy","Speech-language therapy","Hippotherapy"],"practitioners":["Sunny Holmes, PT DPT","Karen Cruise, PT","Julia Lisle, OTR/L","Sara Macaluso, OTD OTR/L"],"hours":[{"days":["mon","tue","wed","thu","fri"],"start":"08:00","end":"16:00"}]},"traits":{"specialNeeds":"focused","delivery":["clinic"],"insurance":["regional-center"],"assessment":true,"feel":"An outpatient therapy clinic on a working ranch where the horse's movement is used as one treatment tool.","topics":["hippotherapy","transdisciplinary-team","several-la-sites","vendored-elarc","vendored-lanterman","vendored-nlacrc","san-fernando-valley","san-gabriel-valley"],"conditions":["speech-language","sensory-processing"]}}],"source":{"url":"https://www.rideon.org","name":"NPPES NPI registry, September 2026","fetched":"2026-10-12"},"updated":"2026-10-12","checked":null,"closed":null,"sample":false}