Rocking Horse Rehab is a pediatric rehabilitation and family wellness center specializing in Equine Assisted Therapies, including Hippotherapy, developmental riding, therapeutic riding and equine facilitated mental health programs. A variety of other recreational and therapeutic services are available in our clinic at the Essex Equestrian Center in West Orange, New Jersey. Our clinic occupies approximately 2000 square feet of fully equipped treatment rooms, offices, a kitchen, and a beautiful reception area with seven viewing windows overlooking our Olympic size, heated, indoor arena.

Rocking Horse Rehab is the only center in the US to offer a unique combination of services which includes Equine Assisted Therapies, traditional speech, physical and occupational therapy, and other alternative therapeutic, and recreational programs.

Rocking Horse Rehab currently treats children with a variety of medical conditions including Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Down syndrome, CHARGE syndrome, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, traumatic brain injuries and other developmental and acquired disorders.

Our growing staff consists of speech pathologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, a clinical social worker a music therapist, a teacher of the handicapped, and therapeutic riding instructors. Rocking Horse Rehab also relies on the efforts of over 50 volunteers who donate their time each week to help us create a loving, safe and supportive environment for the children.

At Rocking Horse Rehab, you are assured the highest quality therapy services from state licensed and certified therapists who are registered with the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA).