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Equine Assisted Therapy & Hippotherapy. Transforming lives with physical, occupational and speech therapy services. Collaboration with

10/29/2026

Some of our friends start their session on the trail with Molly, our occupational therapist. A walk over roots and rocks tells a kid’s body where it is in space and how to shift weight before the ground does it for them.

What we see afterward is a child who climbs on more settled and more aware of how they’re sitting. That matters for the horse too. Our horses are our partners and we want every ride to be a fair one for them.

All sessions are held Hazelnut Farms in South Salem, NY.

10/28/2026

Every relationship here tells a story.

Of courage. Of patience. Of learning.

Our horses meet each person exactly where they are and together, they create something powerful.

This is where change begins.

♥️♥️thank you for being part of this community♥️♥️

10/23/2026

As therapists, we see this in people constantly. The parent who always carries the baby on the same hip. The person who reaches the same way a hundred times a shift. The body adapts to whatever we repeat, and eventually it complains.

Ozzy showed us the horse version. A bug bite turned into a hot spot near his hind end, and our vet has been treating it. In the meantime, all of us watched him curl his head around to reach it, again and again, always to the left. That’s what tightened up his neck and back on that side. Our team could feel it before his session. Afterward, those muscles had real give under our hands.

Thank you to Jessica of Above & Beyond Performance Solutions donating her time and her Magnawave.

If your horse keeps repeating one motion to one side, look at both things: what’s driving the habit, and what the habit is doing to the body. Our horses carry clients every week, and their comfort comes first.

10/21/2026

Speech doesn’t start in the mouth. It starts with a steady body, supported breath, and a nervous system calm enough to learn.

That’s what our SLPs partner with the horse for. The walk gives rhythm. The trunk has to stay upright and working. And a child who’d rather not talk at a table suddenly has a real reason to ask a horse to walk on.

Hippotherapy isn’t its own kind of therapy. It’s included into treatment plan that licensed SLPs, PTs, and OTs develop.

If your child sees a speech therapist, send this their way. If you are one, tell us in the comments what you’ve seen movement do for speech.

10/19/2026

This Saturday, Princess Zee, Ozzy and Sunny are opening their stalls to trick-or-treaters.

Stable Friendships started in 2023 with one horse, Princess Zee. Now there are three, and this is our chance to invite the whole community to our home Hazelnut Farms .

Kids will start by decorating their own trick-or-treat bag and pumpkin, then go stall to stall collecting goodies from the horses. We set up the afternoon so each child can enjoy it at their own pace. Parents, we have treats waiting for you, too.

Saturday, October 24, 3:30 to 7:00 at Hazelnut Farms in South Salem. The event is free, and donations are welcome if you’d like to support the horses. Please register at the link in our stories. Hope to see you there!

10/14/2026

Where on the farm is Whinnie today?

There is always a good chance she is somewhere unexpected. Near the gate. In the sunshine. Trying to steal some lunch, Following the most interesting person in the barn.

At Stable Friendships, we make room for these small moments—the curiosity, the laughter, the quiet pause between one thing and the next.

Sometimes connection begins there.

Did you spot Whinnie before the reveal?

Tell us where you have seen Whinnie on the farm?

09/30/2026

Sometimes the biggest growth starts with the smallest seed. 🌱

What began with one of our kiddos planting a few tiny seeds has grown into squash, string beans, and a garden full of life.

And isn’t that so much of what happens here? We plant seeds, we nurture them, we give them time… and sometimes we get to step back and realize just how much has grown. 💚

A special shoutout to Kathy, our incredible volunteer with the green thumb, who has lovingly cared for our garden along the way!

At Stable Friendships, we love watching all kinds of things grow. 🌱🐴

09/29/2026

Something good is happening at Riding in Redding this October.

Our co-founder, Melissa Jarzynski, is bringing Finding Peace in the Paddock back for four Monday mornings with the Riding in Redding herd. It’s a small group for adults who could use some room to slow down: gentle movement, grounding and quiet time alongside the horses. No riding, and no horse experience needed.

Every week at Stable Friendships, we watch our riders settle and brighten after time with the horses. This is a chance for the grown-ups in our community to feel some of that too. Maybe you’re the parent waiting by the fence each week, one of our volunteers, or a neighbor who’s always wondered what happens out here.

📍 Riding in Redding, 301 Redding Rd, Redding, CT
🗓 Mondays, October 5, 12, 19 and 26
🕘 9:00 to 10:30 AM

Comment PADDOCK for more information or to sign up!

Know someone who could use a morning like this? Send this to them 💙

Melissa Jean, PT - Hippotherapy Clinical Specialist

09/26/2026

Princess Zee, Sunny and Ozzy are handing out candy this year !

Ponies, Pumpkins & Treats is Saturday, October 24, 3:30 to 7:00 at Hazelnut Farms in South Salem. Kids decorate a bag and a pumpkin, then trick-or-treat at the horse stalls.

Parents, there’s something for you, too. 😉

Free to attend. Registration link is in stories.

09/22/2026

We’ve said for years that our horses aren’t just tools for the work , they’re partners in it.

A study published this month in Scientific Reports gave us actual data for that. Teens who paid attention to how the animals were responding, not just being near them, but noticing them have them better outcomes than teens who didn’t. The animals had preferences too, and those preferences mattered.

That’s the whole premise behind A Stable Standard of Care. We didn’t need a study to tell us the horse’s experience matters. But it’s good to see the science catching

Comment “Partner” and we will send you the actual paper.

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21 Waccabuc River Ln
South Salem, NY
10590

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+19143577688

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