Event | Nov. 2nd, 2025
San Francisco South Bay Family Day
Down syndrome boy doing equine assisted therapy with the help of a therapist

Great and Small | Equine-Assisted Therapy for All Ages and Abilities

Empowering Lives Through Equine-Assisted Therapy

Great and Small provides Equine-Assisted Activities and Therapies (EAAT) to children and adults of all ages affected by a range of physical, developmental, emotional, and learning disabilities. Through a supportive and therapeutic engagement with horses, they strengthen and empower their riders, helping them develop their full potential.

What They Do

Great and Small is a nonprofit organization founded in 1998 that provides therapeutic horseback riding lessons to persons with a wide range of physical, emotional, and cognitive disabilities. They serve students with Autism, Down Syndrome, Cerebral palsy, and Multiple Sclerosis, among other challenges.

Who They Are

They are a partner with the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission at the Rickman Farm Horse Park in Boyds, Maryland. Their students come from the Montgomery County Public Schools, several private schools, and the local community at large. Great and Small is also proud to serve as a pre-approved Student Service Learning Site for the Montgomery County Public Schools.

Great and Small believes that the essential qualities of power and sensitivity embodied in the horse can strengthen and empower persons of all ages and abilities.

Specialized Programs Designed for You

Welcome to their range of specialized programs designed to provide unique therapeutic experiences and support for various individuals and groups:

  • Therapeutic & Adaptive Riding
  • Equine-Assisted Learning
  • Occupational Therapy/Hippotherapy
  • Veterans & Military Families
  • Schools & Groups

Connect with Great and Small

Therapy

Physical Therapist
Occupational Therapist
Speech Therapist

Health Care

Nursing Specialist
Healthcare Worker/Nurse
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