ABOUT US - Testimonials
What People Say
“Alyssa is my daughter who has been riding since she was 4, and she’s 28 now. She comes once a week. When she first started riding it was just to build some confidence – she wouldn’t even go in the barn or put a helmet on. When she did start riding she became verbal, toilet trained, stopped major drooling problem – it was like a miracle. She’s built her core and her confidence and she has something to talk to her classmates about. She feels totally more empowered. At times she was riding independently then she’d have some setbacks but then she keeps going. For Elisa this is her social scene – she likes to get to know all the volunteers – when she’s comfortable she gets engaged.”
“Joanna has Down syndrome and mental illness, and has received so many benefits it’s almost hard to enumerate. Probably the most important thing is confidence, more empowered – to know she can do this, she loves animals and she feels very independent and happy when she’s riding. She looks forward to it – she comes once a week and it’s on the calendar and she comments on that all the time. Loves the horses, loves the people, everyone is incredible.”
“My daughter is Alexa and we’ve been coming for about a year now. She really enjoys coming here because she gets to introduce herself to the horses and connections and to be around all the amazing and helpful staff here. These things have been very helpful to her. Her favourite horse is Hazel.”
“This is a great place, I like my horse Hazel. She doesn’t really like sidewalkers but a leader is ok. But we do have sidewalkser. I wish I could give Hazel more treats, I’d really like to give more. She is the first horse I’ve ridden.”
604 462 7786
Manager@nftra.ca
12591 209th Street
Maple Ridge, BC V2X 4N2
PO Box 31601
Meadowvale Shopping Centre
Pitt Meadows, BC, V3Y 2G7
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"My son Tanner has been riding here for 2 years every Wednesday mornings. He has hypotonia (low muscle tone and strength). We started riding here to help with his core strength and coming here has made a difference as he is more agile now, and can run without falling! He definitely has become more engaged since coming to NFTRA. He started out with Joy, Buck, Rupert and Teddy."