| Fri | Jul 16 | 3pm |
| Thurs | Jul 22 | 4pm |
| Wed | Aug 4 | 1pm |
| Fri | Aug 27 | 3pm |
| Wed | Sept 1 | 1pm |
| Thurs | Sept 23 | 10am |
| Fri | Oct 8 | 3pm |
| Tue | Oct 26 | 1pm |
| Wed | Nov 10 | 10am |
| Fri | Dec 3 | 3pm |
If you are interested in scheduling a tour of our facility please choose a date that works best for you. Our tour will last approximately 30 minutes. Please keep in mind you must wear appropriate footwear. No flip flops or open toe shoes are permitted into the barn.
To reserve your spot, please call Liz Zamiska at (440) 708-0013 ext. 129.
Fieldstone Farm Therapeutic Riding Center Facility Design Features
1) Entry Way - A stone entryway has been carefully designed to be a focal point of the building, not only for its beauty, but also to provide weather protection for people as they enter the building. This is especially important for our students as many of them enter in wheelchairs or on crutches. The area is large enough for school buses to be able to unload under the portico.
2) Inside Entry - The immediate entryway into the facility serves as a welcome area for parents, students and visitors. There is a trophy case on the wall along one side of the entrance and comfortable seating on the other.
3) Observation Room - This room was designed to accommodate large groups of people for meetings, fund-raising events, etc. Part of the observation room is a designated waiting/observation area for parents and siblings. The one-way windows looking into the indoor arena allow spectators in the observation room to view classes while eliminating student distraction. The mirror side in the arena allows students to observe their posture and position during lessons. A large removable wall divides the area allowing meetings to take place while the family area is in use.
4) Storage Room - This room is utilized as storage space for extra chairs, tables and other equipment that may be used for meetings, parties or other social events. The room is also available to extend kitchen storage or work space if needed.
5) Coat Room - Adjacent to the storage room, this room is utilized for coats as well as extra storage space for equipment.
6) Kitchen Area - This room allows for convenience in preparing food and snacks for Fieldstone Farm TRC special events, meetings and everyday use. A large open window/counter enables ease in serving.
7) Indoor Arena - The arena measures 200'x80'. The arena has an electric hydraulic curtain that divides the length of the arena, making it possible to conduct two classes at the same time without distraction. An indoor heating system (gas blower) allows for comfort in the winter months as temperatures can easily be raised to 40-45 degrees Fahrenheit. The arena surface is treated with Arena RX to reduce the dust. Both sides of the arena are equipped with microphones allowing parents and other observers to hear the lessons. There are corner closets at each end of the arena where equipment (i.e. games and cones) is stored for the classes. Additionally, skylights around the perimeter provide abundant natural lighting.
8) Upstairs Observation Room - This area is designed for additional observation and is used as a family lounge area as well as a library area. This is especially important because the south end of the arena is not visible from the downstairs observation room when the arena divider is closed. Due to part of the observation room being situated above the mounting area, the floor was raised to provide ample headroom for students and horses below and it was double insulated to help as a sound barrier. Additionally, the Gaitway High School classroom is located in this area.
9) Upstairs Storage - An additional 70'x24' unfurnished space is for storage.
10) Administrative Office Area - This office area includes a reception window, workspace, computer areas, desks and a conference room. The offices of the Executive Director, Administrative Assistant, Accountant, Development Director and Event & PR Coordinator are in this area.
11) Bathrooms - Both men's and women's bathrooms are completely accessible.
12) Elevator - The wheelchair accessible elevator enables wheelchair users to reach the upstairs observation room.
13) Student Waiting Area - This area is designed with half walls to control transitional space from the observation room to the barn area for students and visitors. The area beyond this space is "off limits" unless students are supervised by an instructor or volunteer. Student hard hats are located in the waiting area. Students can get their hats and wait here until instructors are ready for them to proceed with lessons. Or, in the case of students attending with schools, students can go directly into one of the two classrooms if appropriate. The mirror is especially useful for students who are resisting wearing hard hats to view their 'new' image.
14) Mounting Area - The mounting area is equipped with a hydraulic lift. The lift can be raised to 5 ft, and provides students and instructors ease in mounting.
15) Additional Classroom - This room is used for volunteer training, EquiClub, summer camp, school groups, etc. This room is also used as a warm-up room for hippotherapy clients.
16) Classroom - This experiential learning center provides our instructors with a wonderful opportunity to broaden the equine experience for students even further. A small horse is able to enter the classroom for hands-on learning experiences. There is a wooden horse, fondly named 'Peggy,' that is utilized for pre-mounting exercises.
17) Program Office Area - This office area includes the instructors' offices and the offices of the Program Director, Volunteer Director, Head Instructor and Equine/Facility Director.
18) Tack Room - The tack room was designed in specific detail to provide the utmost accessibility to students. Saddles and other tack are placed in the room at a level where all are accessible. There is also a sink with hot and cold water, and a washer and dryer. The tack room also serves as a volunteer lounge area.
19) Bathrooms - Another set of accessible bathrooms, that include showers, are located outside the tack room allowing accessibility from the barn area.
20) Feed Room - All feed is stored in this section of the west aisle.
21) Sawdust Room - Designed with tall overhead doors and a high ceiling to facilitate deliveries.
22) Carriage Room - Carriages used for the driving program are kept in this room, along with equipment used for facility maintenance and the manure dump cart. There is also a large workshop area. Two isolation stalls in this area provide space for new horses or horses that are ill.
23) Stall Area - The stall area was designed to accommodate 36 horses in large (10'x12'), comfortable stalls. Every stall has its own window to the outside to allow fresh air to circulate and natural light to enter. The stall doors were custom made so that a person using a wheelchair can see the entire horse. The hayloft runs the full length of each stall wing to make feeding easier. The area over the stalls is open for ventilation. An extended ridge keeps loose hay from falling into the waterers, and a rope handrail increases safety. Each loft is accessible by a staircase. Each stall also is equipped with automatic, heated waterers. These waterers ensure that the horse always has fresh water and is especially helpful during the winter when ordinary water buckets tend to freeze. The stall floors have limestone screening and plastic open grids to provide drainage and promote evenness (the Equistall system). These are covered with stall mats. Stalls are bedded with sawdust. There are eight crossties and two wash racks that double as crossties, that provide ample space for grooming, tacking, clipping and washing horses. All wash racks are equipped with hot and cold water. There is a heated area in each aisle way where the vet or farrier can work.
24) Outdoor Sensory Course - Designed to stimulate the five senses, this course includes an olfactory garden with a zigzag steering path, bird houses, stepping logs, a wooden bridge that students can feel and hear the horse's hooves as they cross, colored mailboxes which contain different tactile stimulation, a gravel pit which again provides sound and feeling and a horseshoe guiding challenge path of shrubs, which will eventually provide a visual tunnel-like barrier. This course was designed by our staff and built by a local church youth group. Plans for future expansion include a butterfly garden and adding different terrain levels.
25) Outdoor Carriage Track - A 3/4 mile limestone path is utilized for student trail rides and carriage driving. The all-weather footing track ambles between pastures, along the woods, around our pond and through the meadow.
26) Pastures - Six pastures are designed to interconnect so that each grazing area can be divided or enlarged. The gates between pastures open on opposite sides so that the gates, when latched open, form a fenced alley across the carriage track to the other pasture areas.