SpiritHorse Therapeutic Riding Center

SpiritHorse Therapeutic Riding Center offers horseback riding, Western and English riding lessons, therapeutic riding, and horsemanship. Participants may take part in farm animal care, grooming horses, stall cleaning, horse feeding, crafts, snack time, and an overview of equipment. The program also includes riding ponies, grooming and leading ponies or mini donkeys, painting ponies or mini donkeys, lounging horses, and office paperwork.

• Ages: 3–18 years old
• Schedule: Sessions range from 6 to 12 weeks, with Western, English, and Therapeutic riding classes that are 45 minutes long.
• Price: Tuition by month: $280. Tuition twice a month: $180. Homeschool enrichment: $280/month. Pony Parties Package #1: 2-hour party for $800. Pony Parties Package #2: 3-hour party for $1,500.

Interns help with lessons under the supervision of a Certified Instructor, and the leadership team includes Charlotte Dougherty. The program states, “We believe every life can be empowered through horses.” SpiritHorse Therapeutic Riding Center partners with Camille Creek Community School in Napa, which serves students under the protection or authority of the juvenile court or referred from school districts due to truancy, behavioral issues, or expulsion. In the past, the program has offered free camps for special needs groups, homeless families, children with chronic illness, women in drug or alcohol rehabilitation, fostered youth, military families, and Veterans. The program asks students to arrive 10 minutes early and requires 24-hour cancellation notice or the lesson will be charged.

Last updated June 8, 2026.