The Therapy Horse is a valuable and vital partner in providing this unique and rewarding therapy service to our center's clients.
It takes a special horse to be a Therapy Horse as there are stringent requirements that a horse needs to pass before being considered for their training and important role in Therapy Riding at Chehalem Mountain Ranch and Therapy Riding Center Inc.

CMRTRCI was blessed to have the Norwegian Fjord horse available to partner in providing therapy to the center's clients at the onset of our Therapy Riding program.
Chehalem Mountain Ranch and Therapy Riding Center Inc uses The Norwegian Fjord Horse exclusively in our riding programs. This distinguished breed characteristically possesses a gentle nature and a calm disposition which is necessary when working consistently around unfamiliar and unusual stimuli.

Although the build of The Norwegian Fjord Horse varies within the breed, it is typically a wide barreled horse which aides in providing stability for our younger clients and our clients that require a more stable base. The movement of The Norwegian Fjord Horse varies as well, each individual horse has a different way of going. The physical disability of the rider determines which type of movement would provide the utmost benefit.