Ride Above Disability Therapeutic Riding Center

10/31/2026

Thank you to Smarty Symbols for writing this recent article about us and our new ACC board! Smarty Symbols worked with us to get a life size communication board for the ranch. In this article, they highlight the important work we are doing by working towards multiple communication methods and even highlight some of our community partners like Athletic Brewing Co. and Ability Central. Smarty Symbols also mentioned that our board helped inspire other therapeutic riding centers get a communication board at their ranches!! Thank you so much to Sheri, Remi and all of our community partners who make not only riding happen but all the important work we do! Check it out here!

How RAD Therapeutic Riding Center in Poway, CA got a custom communication board with ranch words like ride, horse, helmet and arena, on a portable A-frame.

10/30/2026

A huge thank you to everyone who joined our recent volunteer training! We were thrilled to see such a big turnout and are excited to welcome you to the team.

Our volunteers are the backbone of our program, and we truly couldn’t do this without you! Whether it's assisting with ranch work, horse care, administrative tasks, or serving as lesson leaders and side-walkers for our students, every role makes a difference.

Ready to join our community? We’d love to have you! Please email [email protected] to sign up today. Thank you again, we’ll see you at the ranch soon!

10/28/2026

Time for a monthly update from our community partner, SDG&E! Customers with certain medical conditions may qualify for additional energy at the lowest rates through the Medical Baseline Allowance program. This helps offset the cost of operating medical equipment or maintaining necessary heating and cooling.

Learn more at sdge.com/medical.

10/27/2026

Last week, was the first ever Stable Connections Social Club at RAD, due to the rain, we held the group inside the barn. It was very successful with 4 participants, teens and young adults. We started with a highly engaging game and introductions which included learning that some of the participants have ridden the same horses at RAD. The group goal, social connections, was shared and participants identified what they would like to do while in the club. The top choices were: round penning, setting up an obstacle course for the riding program, and learning horse anatomy. Today’s activity was obstacle course designs. Participants worked in pairs using hindsight and foresight to think about what materials are used in our arena and designed an obstacle course. Once it was agreed upon, partners shared their courses with the group to practice communication skills. The club will make the obstacle courses in the arena next week.

Thankfully the rain stopped and we ended the group engaging in a ranch scavenger hunt in which we worked together to find specific horse breeds, markings, sizes, and ranch tools. Participants came together at the end and expressed they enjoyed the time today in the club! Thank you to National Foundation for Autism Research, Sheri Hughes and Eric and Charlotte Foster for making this new endeavor possible!

10/23/2026

Meet our new pony Capybara aka Cappy B! Cappy came from a racetrack in Washington where he was ponying racehorses, we believe. He's 8 years old and he came from a connection that's helped us find numerous horses for our program over the years and she's never had one that didn't work. So far he is super chill and nothing seems to phase him! The first day he arrived he layed down and took a 20 min nap! 🤣

His owners were excited he'd be going to an adaptive riding program where he would be helping kids. Cappy was made possible from a recent grant by the Escondido Community Foundation. Welcome Cappy.

10/18/2026

Thank you to the Rancho Bernardo Community Foundation for making our show team possible!

10/17/2026

Thank you to the Scripps Ranch Kiwanis Club for their recent donation to RAD! In August, the Kiwanis Club of Scripps Ranch recognized three charities by making donations for their excellent work in the community. RAD was one of the three charities chosen, along with A Way Home for Dogs and Arts Bus Xpress, two other wonderful nonprofits making an impact on the San Diego community. Allie has presented to the club a few times, giving them updates and sharing what's new along the way! We are thankful for your support and to be recognized. Thank you!

10/16/2026

When the whole crew is feeling sassy... (on a Saturday morning a few weeks ago when it was cooler lol). Did you know here at RAD we exercise our horses almost every day? This is to maintain their health, get their energy out before lessons and keep up their training and fitness. Exercise may include being ridden by staff, worked in the round pen like Sven here, free lunged and able to run in the bigger arenas or working on a lunge line. Have you ever seen Sven move so fast? 🤣