Horseback program focuses on autistic riders CHAMBERSBURG, PA.
Holly Bortfeld has watched her autistic son benefit greatly from therapeutic horseback riding over the last decade, but waited several years for a slot to open at the riding center for her 15-year-old daughter, who has Asperger’s syndrome.
While Greta does not communicate verbally much, her mother said the girl’s actions offer the best feedback about the new program at the Franklin County 4-H Therapeutic Riding Center.
“Every Friday, she’s dressed and ready to go,” Holly Bortfeld said.
Summit Endowment established the therapeutic riding center’s new program dedicated to autistic riders. Using contributions from Summit Health, which owns Chambersburg and Waynesboro, Pa., hospitals, the Summit Endowment distributed more than $400,000 in grants to nonprofit organizations this year.
“They’re going to be looking at how the program improves the lives of children with autism,” said Ann Spottswood, Summit Endowment manager.
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