DreamPower Horsemanship was founded in August 2002 in San Martin, California. DreamPower was started by Martha McNiel with herself as the only staff member and only volunteer, her personal Arabian horse Nick and Zachary the miniature horse as the only horses. Over the past 13 years, DreamPower has grown to provide services to over 500 individuals through 18 distinct equine-assisted programs and services in 2015. More than 500 volunteers donated their time and energy to serve our clients and horses in 2015.
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DreamPower offers equine-assisted activities and therapies that fall in one of three distinct categories: equine-facilitated psychotherapy, equine-facilitated learning and therapeutic horsemanship. Each program category has specific staffing requirements and client goals. We accomplish this through equine-assisted activities and therapies as well as animal-assisted therapy and other mental health services for children, teens, adults, individuals, groups and families.
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