Riding With Heart

RWH is a PATH Intl. Member Center offering a wide range Equine Assisted Activities to individuals and their families. We provide a comprehensive, integrated and therapeutic environment to participants with a wide range of disabilities including, but not limited to, Autism, Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida, Traumatic Brain Injury and Blindness. In addition, our unmounted Equine Assisted Learning/Psychotherapy program partners with horses tackling such issues as; family and relationship therapy, depression, bereavement, children-at- risk and women's issues.

Riding with HEART
639 County Road 513
Pittstown, NJ 08867
Phone: (908) 735-5912
General questions- info@ridingwithheart.org
Please click here for detailed driving directions.


Board of Trustees
Joe Baxter, President
Jean Good
Sharon Brooks Durbin
Sue Travelin

Staff
Christina Baxter, Program/Volunteer Coordinator- volunteers@ridingwithheart.org
Jessica Willett, Instructor
Sue Liebross, OTR/L- Occupational Therapist- ot@ridingwithheart.org
Dorise Benson MS, CCC-SLP-Speech Pathology/Therapy- slp@ridingwithheart.org

Staff Bios

Jessica Willett is a PATH certified therapeutic riding instructor and the RWH barn manager. Jessica has a B.A.in Large Animal Studies- Equine Studies- Training Track from Delaware Valley College. Jessie has been working as a therapeutic riding instructor since 2003 at various programs before joining RWH. Jessie uses a lot of centered riding techniques to enhance the rider's balance and technique.

Chris Baxter became involved with our riding program in 1998 when her daughter became one of the very first volunteers. Chris herself then became a volunteer in 1999 and soon realized that using her degree in Special Education combined with 15+ years experience working in the public schools in a Special Education classroom along with her riding experience were a perfect combination to become an instructor herself. She began teaching therapeutic riding lessons in 2001. Chris obtained her NARHA Registered Instructor status in March of 2004. Chris uses fun games and songs creatively along with the skills and knowledge of working in Special Education to enhance each rider's achievements. She knows sign language and is familiar with using many different augmentative communication devices and programs and can incorporate these into lessons if needed. Chris Baxter lives in Flemington with her husband. She has a grown son and daughter and looks forward to Mondays when her daughter, who has been a volunteer for more then half her life, drives over an hour to volunteer at Riding with HEART.