Located in a beautiful rural setting

on a working horse ranch just north of San Francisco, Giant Steps offers life-changing experiences to people of all ages with a wide range of disabilities.

Our mission is to enrich and change the lives of children and adults with disabilities through the extraordinary benefits of therapeutic riding and related equine-assisted activities.

Each week, riders come from throughout the Bay Area to interact with their 1,000 pound "therapist" in a safe and secure environment and achieve goals that they never before dreamed possible. Our focus is not on their limitations, but what they can do, and the results are extraordinary.

Our riders range in age from four to ninety-four years old and come to us with a wide range of challenges. We serve riders with over fifty distinct disabilities each year, including:

ADD	Cerebral palsy	Multiple sclerosis
ADHD	Cystic fibrosis	Muscular dystrophy
Autism	Developmental delays	Scoliosis
Bipolar disorder	Down syndrome	Spinal cord injuries
Blindness	Encephalitis	Stroke
Brain injury	Epilepsy	Tourette's syndrome

Lessons are individually designed to suit each rider's particular need, ability and stamina and are consistent with predetermined goals that are established in conjunction with parents, caregivers, physicians and other therapists. Find out more about our current programs.