Come take a look at San Juan Capistrano’s Shea Center providing horse therapy. Founded in 1978, the center is home to 28 specially trained horses and ponies that are in specialized programs. The center provides services such as adaptive riding, mental health care, team building, speech therapies, and physical occupational therapy. The horses at the Shea Center have treated 87 different diagnoses, such as cerebral palsy and autism, this year alone. Specialists from the American Hippotherapy Certification Board and PATH International Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructors lead services at the center, which is accredited by the Professional Assn. of Therapeutic Horsemanship International. The facility serves more than 1,400 participants each year with the help of a small number of staff and hundreds of volunteers. The 12 different breeds of horses at the center all go through a trial phase to make sure they are a good fit to provide therapy. Each horse costs the center $15,000 per year. To donate to the horses and learn more about the center visit https://sheacenter.org/about/