Therapy rider on a horse with three volunteers walking alongside during an equine therapy session at Strides of Strength in Chester, SC

Health and Healing, One Stride at a Time


Comprehensive equine therapy and pediatric occupational therapy for individuals of all ages, delivered in a nature based setting near Chester, Rock Hill, Fort Mill, Lancaster and Union, SC.

About Strides of Strength Therapeutic Services

Our services include pediatric occupational therapy, speech therapy, physical therapy, and mental health counseling, each shaped around the needs of the person in front of us. Through therapeutic horseback riding and equine assisted therapy, our patients benefit from an approach that engages the whole person, not just a diagnosis.

We are equally committed to the compassionate, lifelong care of our senior equines, providing them with a purposeful sanctuary where they continue to enrich lives well into their later years.

Proudly serving Chester, Rock Hill, Lancaster, Fort Mill, Union, and the surrounding South Carolina community, we approach our work the way we always have: passionately, dependably, and practically, one stride at a time.

At Strides of Strength Therapeutic Services, we provide comprehensive therapeutic services that support physical, emotional, and developmental growth for individuals of all ages. Our team blends evidence informed practices with adaptive supports and meaningful equine assisted therapy to help each person build strength, confidence, and independence in a peaceful, nature based setting.

Get Started with Strides of Strength Therapeutic Services

Whether you're ready to begin therapeutic services, looking to lend a hand, or simply want to support the work we do every day, there's a place for you at Strides of Strength Therapeutic Services. Explore our programs, join our team of volunteers, or help sustain our mission of comprehensive care and lifelong equine sanctuary.

Child enjoying therapeutic horseback riding at Strides of Strength Therapeutic Services

Two Missions, One Farm

We provide comprehensive therapeutic care for the people we serve and a lifelong, purposeful sanctuary for the horses who help make that care possible.

Child riding a horse during an equine assisted therapy session with an adult supervising at Strides of Strength

Every person who comes to Strides of Strength Therapeutic Services is met with individualized, evidence-informed care, whether that means occupational therapy, speech therapy, physical therapy, or mental health counseling supported by equine-assisted interaction.

Volunteer or handler standing with a senior horse at the Strides of Strength equine sanctuary in Chester, SC

At the same time, our senior equines are given the compassionate, lifelong stewardship they've earned, continuing to enrich lives through the very therapeutic work they help provide. Two missions, rooted in the same land, guided by the same commitment to wellbeing.

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Every session at Strides of Strength Therapeutic Services is built around real, measurable progress, whether that's a child gaining new motor skills, a patient finding their voice, or a senior horse finding a place to belong. It's meaningful work, grounded in community, and it happens one stride at a time.

Therapist standing with a therapy horse at Strides of Strength Therapeutic Services in Chester, SC
Therapist standing with a therapy horse at Strides of Strength Therapeutic Services in Chester, SC

Explore Our Therapeutic Programs

Individualized care, delivered by licensed professionals, in a setting unlike any other.

From occupational therapy to equine assisted mental health counseling, our licensed therapists design each treatment plan around the person, not a one size fits all model.