"Enjoy your body, use it every way you can. Don't be afraid of it, or what other people think of it, it's the greatest instrument you'll ever own." -Mary Schmich

Forward Stride is dedicated to improving lives through individualized services and programs rooted in Equine Assisted Activities and Therapies. As the Portland/Vancouver metropolitan area's only nationally accredited center, you can be assured of high levels of program quality, safety and horse care.

Through our wellness classes and innovative therapeutic equine programs, Forward Stride enables each individual to blossom with confidence and independence. Our youngest clients are 2 years old and our oldest client celebrated her 95 th birthday with Forward Stride.

Join us for one of our weekly tours where you can visit our facility, learn more about our mission and our view programming. Arrange a tour... Our Fall Program Guides are hot off the presses. To receive a hard copy, please email us and we'll pop a guide in the mail for you. View our Fall Program Guide... Pay for a class or session We have a new online registration and payment service. Please let us know if you have any problems or questions.   Forward Stride Featured in The Oregonian Meeting new people sometimes scares Michael and Daniel Ballard, 5-year-old twins who have autism. But horses they can handle. Last year, when their parents took them on a meet-and-greet to Forward Stride, a nonprofit therapeutic riding organization then in Wilsonville, the boys shocked their parents by petting the animals. "My husband and I were standing there with our mouths open," mother Kathleen Ballard says... Click here to read the rest of Equine Equation . Access our media archive for more stories.

Photo by Annaliese Moyer

This year's Cowgirl Ball was  a great success! Our sincere thanks to all who attended and for your continued support.