Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center

Name

Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center

Legal name

Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center

Website

https://littlebit.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Equine-Assisted Therapy Services

NAICS

Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (621340), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Home Health Physical Therapy & Mobile PT (HSADAIAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Staff & Caregiver Training (Transfers, Safe Handling, Home Programs) (EDAKAGAK)

Keywords

• Equine-assisted therapy
• Hippotherapy services
• Adaptive horseback riding
• Therapeutic riding center
• Disability therapy services

Headquarters

HQ city

Redmond

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Therapeutic Services Fees: Program fees charged to participants and families for therapy sessions, adaptive riding lessons, and other equine-assisted services. The organization offers a Tuition Aid program to assist families who cannot afford full program costs.
2. Donations and Fundraising: Individual donations, corporate sponsorships, and annual fundraising events including the Reins of Life auction. The organization relies significantly on donor support to maintain operations and provide tuition aid.
3. Horse Sponsorship Program: Sponsors can support individual horses through annual sponsorships that cover care costs including feed, veterinary care, chiropractic services, and custom shoeing.
4. Summer Camp Programs: Specialized summer camp programs for children with disabilities providing therapeutic and recreational riding activities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center provides equine-assisted therapy and adaptive riding services to children, adults, and seniors with disabilities. Its core offerings are hippotherapy and licensed occupational, physical, and speech-language therapy, adaptive (recreational) horseback riding lessons, Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy, an Equine-Assisted Leadership Development Academy, and Social Skills Classes. All services are delivered on-site at the organization's 14-acre Redmond, Washington facility using a herd of approximately 30 specially trained therapy horses.

Product overview

Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center is a therapeutic riding and therapy organization offering a portfolio of equine-assisted services. Its core offerings are the Therapy program (hippotherapy and OT/PT/Speech services), the Adaptive Riding program (recreational adaptive horseback riding), Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy, the Equine-Assisted Leadership Development Academy, and Social Skills Classes — all built around a herd of approximately 30 specially trained therapy horses. These services are supported by a Tuition Aid financial assistance program and supplemented by seasonal programs including Summer Camp and volunteer Ground Work training. Mission Videos serve as annual testimonial content published on the blog.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Therapy Hippotherapy and licensed occupational, physical, and speech-language therapy for children and adults with disabilities, using the movement of specially trained horses as a therapeutic modality to improve balance, strength, coordination, and communication.
• Adaptive Riding (Recreational) Recreational adaptive horseback riding lessons for people with disabilities, taught by PATH-certified instructors who tailor lessons to each rider's abilities and goals using specially trained therapy horses.
• Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy (EFP) Psychotherapy sessions conducted with horses present, pairing patients with an equine specialist and a mental-health therapist to address emotional, behavioral, and psychological challenges. Horses act as co-therapists, responding to patients' non-verbal behavior patterns.
• Equine-Assisted Leadership Development Academy (EALDA) Leadership development program utilizing equine-facilitated activities to build team-building, communication, and executive functioning skills for individuals and groups, including corporate teams.
• Social Skills Classes Occupational therapy-based group classes for young children with delayed social skills development, combining structured play, equine-assisted activities, and mounted or unmounted horse interactions.
• 2026 Summer Camp Seasonal summer camp program for children and youth with disabilities offering mounted riding activities, horsemanship, and social engagement in a group setting.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serves over 500 individuals annually with 100+ different diagnoses
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SwinertoncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Swinerton, a construction company, began its partnership with Little Bit in 2013, seeking an organization aligned with their values of strengthening communities. The partnership has continued for over 12 years, with Swinerton providing support through volunteer efforts and community engagement.
• Cancer LifelineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCancer Lifeline participants visit Little Bit for equine-assisted learning sessions. The partnership provides Cancer Lifeline clients with unique emotional support and physical healing experiences through horse interactions.
• PATH InternationalcoreOthersProfessional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International provides accreditation for therapeutic riding centers. Little Bit is the only PATH-accredited center in King County and one of only five Premier centers in Washington state.
• American Hippotherapy AssociationcoreOthersAHA provides registration and oversight for hippotherapy services. Little Bit therapists hold AHA registrations, and Little Bit horses have been recognized through AHA awards.
• MicrosoftminorOthersEric Angelo, a long-time Little Bit participant, has worked at Microsoft for over 9 years as a Day Porter. While not a formal corporate partnership, this connection represents community impact.
• Lake Washington Transition AcademyminorOthersEric Angelo, a participant since age 6, graduated from this transition program before being hired at Microsoft. Represents the organization's impact on participant life outcomes.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Mane Stream: PATH Premier-accredited nonprofit in Oldwick, New Jersey providing equine-assisted therapies (OT, PT, speech) and adaptive riding — closely aligned service mix, funding model, and clinical staffing approach.
• National Center for Equine-Facilitated Therapy (NCEFT): Woodside, California-based AHA-registered center providing hippotherapy, adaptive riding, and mental health services using horses. Operates a comparable multi-disciplinary clinical model and serves a similar participant profile.
• Cheff Therapeutic Riding Center: Founded in 1970 in Augusta, Michigan, Cheff is one of the oldest and largest PATH Premier-accredited therapeutic riding centers in the U.S., delivering hippotherapy, adaptive riding, and equine-facilitated psychotherapy — a near-direct analog to Little Bit's service mix and nonprofit operating model.
• High Hopes Therapeutic Riding: A PATH Premier-accredited nonprofit in Old Lyme, Connecticut offering hippotherapy, adaptive riding, and carriage driving for children and adults with disabilities — directly comparable in mission, service portfolio, and clinical staffing model to Little Bit.
• Horses Help: PATH Premier-accredited therapeutic riding and equine services nonprofit in Phoenix, Arizona serving children and adults with disabilities, special needs, and at-risk youth — a comparable mission-aligned peer.

Others

• PATH International (Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship): The accrediting body for therapeutic riding centers; Little Bit is accredited by PATH at the Premier level. Not a competitor, but a key ecosystem gatekeeper and reference benchmark for accreditation status.
• American Hippotherapy Association: Professional association that sets clinical and educational standards for hippotherapy practice. Little Bit's therapists hold AHA registrations, making AHA the regulatory/standards partner for the hippotherapy component.

Broad incumbents

• EAGALA (Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association): Global professional association setting standards for equine-assisted psychotherapy and personal development; not a direct operating peer but shapes the methodology Little Bit's EFP and EALDA programs are built upon.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/LittleBitTherapeuticRidingCenter
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/little-bit-therapeutic-riding-center

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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