REDArena is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to enhancing the quality of life of children and adults with disabilities through a unique combination of equines and related therapies. Participants with various disabilities benefit in a variety of ways:

• ADD/ADHD - Enhances memory, sequential thinking, concentration, uses mental/physical/tactile skills to focus attention on horse/rider team
• Autism - Physical and verbal activity helps to focus outer awareness on other people and the horses
• Cancer - Empowers people dealing with medical challenges by incorporating horses into their recovery. The dynamic motion of the horse is an extremely effective tool to improve strength, balance, coordination, communication and confidence.
• Cerebral Palsy - Physical activity helps with balance, posture, and motion in the joints. Interactive speech uses thought and physical processes
• Developmentally Delayed - Riders are applauded for each success, provides a great alternative sport, helps with social and physical development
• Down Syndrome - Helps with self-esteem, use of fine and gross motor skills, thought processing and speech, physical exercise tones muscles, helps with posture and balance
• Emotional Disability - Riders are given sincere encouragement, helps with self-esteem, builds self-confidence, must concentrate outside of self to develop horse management skills
• Eye Disorders - Physically enhances gross and fine motor control, develops muscles and symmetry. Requires attention to sequencing, thought process, communication skills
• Head Injury - Helps to rebuild physical/mental skills, improves, posture, balance, fine and gross motor skills
• Learning Disability - Enhances skills needed to learn, sequential thinking, eye-hand coordination, attention span, physical skills strengthens balance, fine and gross motor skills. Interaction with horse, staff and other riders uses language skills
• Multiple Sclerosis - Provides an individualized recreational program, social stimulation, physically enhances muscles and balance
• Speech Disorders - Enhances skills needed for communication with other people and the horses in alternative sport activity. Builds self-esteem in caring environment
• Stroke - Helps to re-acquire symmetrical use of body, strengthens muscles, balance, motor skills and improves speech processes
• Traumatic Brain Injury - Provides caring atmosphere to try new skills and interact with people and horses. Physically helps with balance, motor skills and posture. Mentally requires use of perception, sequencing, and speech processes