Strides Pediatric Therapy

What Strides Pediatric Therapy does

Strides Pediatric Therapy is a privately held outpatient pediatric therapy clinic headquartered in Eagle Mountain, Utah, that delivers multidisciplinary therapy services to children from birth through age 21 with developmental, sensory, motor, communication, emotional, and behavioral needs. The clinic operates from a 10-acre purpose-built facility at The Ranch at Pole Canyon, featuring traditional clinical and gym spaces alongside a fully accessible 90'x150' indoor equestrian arena, sensory trail, and a 15+ horse/pony therapy team that supports equine-assisted interventions. Its service portfolio comprises seven modalities: Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy, Mental Health Therapy, Recreational Therapy, Adaptive Riding, and Feeding Therapy, with evidence-based approaches including hippotherapy, equine-facilitated psychotherapy, SOS Feeding, EMDR, AAC device support, and Astronaut Training integrated across disciplines.

The business is in-network with 13+ commercial and Medicaid payers (Regence BCBS, University of Utah Health, SelectHealth, Aetna, TriCare, DMBA, PEHP, and multiple Medicaid plans), with private-pay unit pricing of $80 per session for recreational therapy and adaptive riding. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer, relying on physician and school referrals, organic social media, an SEO-optimized multi-city web presence, earned media, and an Insights blog to drive phone and contact-form inquiries. A separate 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Making Strides, Inc., funds operational, improvement, and growth costs to keep services affordable. The clinic is led by four co-founders with clinical credentials spanning occupational therapy, mental health counseling, recreational therapy, and leadership, supported by a Clinical Director, Operations Director, and Mental Health Therapy Supervisor. No institutional capital, funding rounds, or M&A activity is disclosed.

Name

Strides Pediatric Therapy

Legal name

Strides Pediatric Therapy

Website

https://stridespediatrictherapy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Strides Pediatric Therapy is a private outpatient clinic in Eagle Mountain, Utah delivering multidisciplinary occupational, physical, speech, mental health, recreational, feeding, and adaptive riding therapies to children ages birth-21, integrating equine-assisted interventions with traditional clinic-based care at a 10-acre facility.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric Therapy Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Pediatric Rehabilitation & Developmental Therapy Centers (PT/OT/SLP) (HLAFAJAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pediatric Physical Therapy & Developmental Rehab (HSADAIAE), Gross Motor Development & Motor Learning Interventions (EDAKAGAG), Physical Therapy (Early Intervention) (EDACAFAD)

Keywords

• Pediatric therapy services
• Occupational therapy
• Physical therapy
• Speech-language pathology
• Equine-assisted therapy

Headquarters

HQ city

Eagle Mountain

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Insurance-Reimbursed Therapy Services: The majority of therapy services (OT, PT, SLP, Mental Health Therapy) are covered through in-network insurance plans including Regence BCBS, University of Utah Health, SelectHealth, MultiPlan, EMI, State Medicaid, Healthy U Medicaid, Molina Medicaid, HealthChoice Medicaid, SelectHealth Community Care Medicaid, PEHP, Aetna, TriCare, and DMBA. Recreational therapy is covered by State Medicaid, HealthyU Medicaid, SelectHealth Community Care Medicaid, Molina Medicaid, and HealthChoice Medicaid.
2. Private Pay / Out-of-Pocket: Recreational therapy and adaptive riding are private pay services not covered by insurance, charged at $80 per 1-hour session. Out-of-network services and private pay options are available for families without applicable insurance coverage.
3. Donations and Non-Profit Support: Making Strides, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, raises funds to cover operational costs, improvement costs, and growth costs to keep services affordable and remove limits on the number of children served.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Strides Pediatric Therapy is an outpatient pediatric therapy clinic in Eagle Mountain, Utah that delivers multidisciplinary therapy — occupational, physical, speech, mental health, recreational, and feeding therapy plus adaptive riding — to children ages birth through 21 with disabilities and developmental needs. The clinic's distinguishing capability is the integration of traditional clinic-based therapies with equine-assisted interventions (hippotherapy, equine-facilitated psychotherapy, adaptive riding) at a single 10-acre facility featuring a fully accessible 90'x150' indoor arena and sensory trail.

Product overview

Strides Pediatric Therapy is an outpatient pediatric therapy clinic offering a comprehensive multidisciplinary approach to children's therapy. The organization provides seven distinct therapy services: Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy, Mental Health Therapy, Recreational Therapy, Adaptive Riding, and Feeding Therapy. Services are delivered through traditional clinic and gym spaces as well as an equestrian facility that incorporates horse-assisted therapy. The clinic serves children from birth through age 21 with various disabilities and developmental needs. All services are provided by licensed professionals at one convenient location in Eagle Mountain, Utah.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pediatric Occupational Therapy Pediatric occupational therapy that uses purposeful activities and play to help children reach optimal independence in daily living activities including play, self-care, feeding, dressing, and learning. Targets fine/gross motor delays, sensory processing, autism, developmental delays, and toileting challenges.
• Pediatric Physical Therapy
• Pediatric Speech Therapy
• Pediatric Mental Health Therapy
• Pediatric Recreational Therapy
• Adaptive Riding
• Pediatric Feeding Therapy

Quantifiable outcome

• Helps children achieve milestones such as crawling or walking for the first time, saying first words, and learning to ride a bike.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature12 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Huntsman Cancer InstituteminorOthers · 2 January 2025Service ponies Royal and Rhett, certified service animals donated to Strides in 2020, make regular visits to Huntsman Cancer Institute to provide comfort, joy, and a sense of normalcy to patients, visitors, and staff. Both ponies are fully vetted and trained as service animals.
• Mountain Ridge High School DECAminorOthers · 5 December 2024Mountain Ridge High School business students Eden Knecht and Izzy Hammer organized the Pony Tales event for a DECA business club project at the request of co-owner Marley Juarez. Students managed the clinic's social media accounts, networked with Herriman City and community members, and planned a reading-to-horses event for youth.
• Juan Diego CHSminorOthers · 1 January 2024Four Juan Diego CHS seniors participated in a senior service week project at Strides, providing compassionate support to children at the clinic. Students engaged with children during therapy sessions including horseback riding activities.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Bright Horizons Family Solutions: Large provider of early childhood education, daycare, and back-up care serving working families across the U.S. Overlaps with Strides on the parent/child segment and family-facing services, but is a broad early-childhood operator rather than a clinical therapy provider.

Direct peers

• BraveHearts Therapeutic Riding & Educational Center: Therapeutic horseback riding and equine-assisted therapy center serving children and adults with disabilities. Comparable to Strides' adaptive riding and equine-facilitated therapy delivery model, including PATH-style instruction for riders with special needs.
• STAR Institute for Sensory Processing: Specialty outpatient center focused on sensory processing disorder treatment using OT and related interventions, including intensive pediatric therapy programs. Comparable to Strides' sensory integration emphasis (Astronaut Training, Therapeutic Listening, sensory trail), though lacks the equestrian component.
• Hearts & Horses Therapeutic Riding Center: Nonprofit therapeutic horsemanship and equine-assisted therapy center serving children and adults with physical, cognitive, and emotional disabilities. Directly comparable to Strides' adaptive riding and equine-facilitated therapy services and shares the same PATH Intl. certified instructor model.

Broad incumbents

• ATI Physical Therapy: Large U.S. outpatient physical therapy chain that operates pediatric therapy programs alongside adult services. Comparable in delivering clinic-based PT/OT/SLP at scale, but is a broad incumbent without equine-assisted therapy or the depth of Strides' pediatric specialization.
• Ivy Rehab for Kids: National pediatric and adult outpatient therapy network offering OT, PT, SLP, and multidisciplinary care across dozens of U.S. sites. Comparable to Strides in core therapy disciplines and pediatric focus, but operates at vastly larger scale without Strides' equine-assisted specialization.
• Shriners Children's: Pediatric specialty hospital system delivering OT, PT, SLP, and recreational therapy for children with complex orthopedic, neurologic, and developmental conditions. Overlaps with Strides in multidisciplinary pediatric therapy and equine/horsemanship adjacencies, but operates as inpatient and outpatient specialty hospital rather than a private outpatient clinic.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/stridespediatrictherapy
• Instagraminstagram.com/StridesPediatricTherapy
• TikToktiktok.com/@stridespediatrictherapy
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/strides-pediatric-therapy

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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