Connections Program

The Equine Connections Program offers a structured, ground-based experience designed to help participants develop a meaningful relationship with horses while building important personal and relational skills. Through guided activities and curriculum-driven learning, participants explore trust, communication, awareness, and emotional balance while working alongside our horses.

This program focuses on relational horsemanship, where participants learn to understand and communicate with horses through observation, interaction, and groundwork rather than control or riding. Horses provide powerful feedback, helping participants develop self-awareness, confidence, and a deeper understanding of how their actions and emotions influence the world around them.

FAQs

  • The Connections Program is a curriculum-based, ground program focused on building relationships with horses while developing personal awareness, emotional balance, and life skills. Participants learn through guided interactions with horses and structured learning activities.

  • No. The Connections Program is entirely ground-based. Participants interact with the horses through grooming, groundwork, observation, and other hands-on activities.

  • Participants explore a wide range of topics related to horses and personal growth, including horse behavior, communication, grooming, haltering, safety procedures, herd dynamics, horse health and nutrition, and basic anatomy. The program also emphasizes trust, self-awareness, and relational communication.

  • The program is designed for individuals seeking personal growth and meaningful connection with horses. Participants may include veterans, first responders, youth in mentoring programs, trauma survivors, or individuals interested in developing life skills through equine interaction.

  • Not necessarily. While participants will work closely with our horses throughout the program, we cannot guarantee that the same horse will be used each session.

  • Participants should wear comfortable clothing suitable for the barn environment and closed-toe shoes or boots. Clothing that can get dusty is recommended.

  • No prior horse experience is necessary. The program is designed for individuals at a variety of experience levels, and all activities are guided by trained instructors and supported by volunteers.

Two young girls petting a large brown horse in The Right Step Inc. stable with a woman smiling in the background.
A person participating in a ground based horsemanship lesson leading a horse over small obstacle poles in an outdoor riding arena at The Right Step Inc.
People in festive attire with a horse inside an indoor riding arena at The Right Step Inc. holiday horse show, celebrating with Santa Claus.
A veteran participating in The Right Step Inc. ground program, standing next to a chestnut horse on a dirt field with trees in the background.
Young man guiding a tan horse with protective boots on its legs in an outdoor riding arena during a The Right Step Inc. veterans lesson.
Man walking a brown horse in a sandy fenced outdoor area at The Right Step Inc. with two people and a white and black horse in the background, surrounded by green trees.
A person with short dark hair wearing a plaid shirt gently petting a horse with a brown coat in The Right Step Inc. barn.
Woman smiling and grooming a black and white cow inside The Right Step Inc. barn.

Ready to
get started?

If you are interested in participating in the Connections Program, we invite you to complete the inquiry form below. Our team will follow up to discuss availability, session details, and whether the program is a good fit for you or your group.

**Barn Visit & Appointment Note

To keep our riders and horses safe, the barn is open by appointment only. If you’d like to observe a lesson, schedule a tour, or bring a group to TRS, please reach out using the form above and we’ll help coordinate your visit.