Welcome to the home of Muirfield Riding Therapy
We are a volunteer-led Centre, providing pioneering, life-changing equine therapy. Our services are free, we make it a fun experience for all involved, and provide an opportunity to make new memories. Based in East Lothian, we're a member group of RDA UK. In 2019 we celebrated 30 years of service to the community. 2020 was the 10th anniversary of our partnership with NHS Lothian, The Children's Therapeutic Riding Service.
There are 7 therapeutic riding sessions per week, both outdoor and in our wonderful indoor facilities, allowing 120 riders each week to benefit from riding therapy on our specially trained ponies. Our sessions are run entirely by trained volunteers and we are fully self-funded.
OUR MISSIONS
Riding Therapy
Find out what makes Riding a great therapeutic activity
Therapeutic riding provides multiple life-changing physical, learning, behavioural and social benefits to riders thanks to the movement, warmth and rhythm of the horse. Our core activities use the three-dimensinal movements of a horse to achieve specific therapeutic outcomes. Specially trained physiotherapists use selected horses as mobile therapeutic treatment tools.
