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Walk On Farm
"A true friend knows your weaknesses but shows you your strengths;
feels your fears but fortifies your faith;
sees your anxieties but frees your spirit;
recognizes your disabilities but emphasizes your possibilities."

-William Arthur Ward

Equine Assisted Activities for people with disabilities.

Walk On Farm

Walk On provides equine assisted activities to people with physical, cognitive, social and emotional disabilities. Walk On is organized for charitable and educational purposes to inspire people to advance to their highest potential.

Equine Assisted activities provide motivational, educational and recreational benefits that enhance the quality of life. Benefits derive from the interaction with the horse. The gentle rhythmical gait of the horse moves the rider's body in a manner similar to the human walk.

Benefits include:

  • PHYSICAL: balance, coordination, mobility, muscle tone, motor control, sensory integration and visual/spatial orientation.
  • COGNITION: attention, communication, judgement, following directions, problem solving and sequencing.
  • SOCIAL: cooperation, empathy, responsibility, respect and trust.
  • EMOTIONAL: confidence, motivation, goal setting and self-esteem.
  • BEHAVIORAL: relaxation and self-discipline.

For more Information

Send an Email to
walkonfarm@comcast.net
or contact us at

Walk On
P.O. Box 376
Barrington, IL 60011-0376

OR

Walk On Farm
26665 W Cuba
Barrington IL 60010

Phone: (847)381-4231
Fax: (847)381-4288

501(c)(3) Not-for-Profit

 Walk On  

Events

Coloring Contest Enter our coloring contest! Download the Entry Form and enter to win. Entries must be received by May 25th, 2009.  Winners will be announced at the Walk On Recognition Day Picnic 5/31/09.

Volunteer and Participant Recognition DayA  “Picnic in the Park”  sponsored by Walk On, Equine Assisted Activities will take place on Sunday, May 31, 2009 at Citizens Park Barrington from 1-5 P.M.. It will feature an Awards Presentation  for Program Participants and Volunteers 2 P.M., a Craft Tent, Games, Food Sales and Musical Entertainment by  the Caroline Campbell Band (1-2 P.M.) and  Kevin Purcell and the Nightburners (3-5 P.M ). Location sites:  Jewel Tea Pavilion & the Robert G. Soule Amphitheater at Citizens Park, Route 14 & Lake Zurich Rd. Barrington, IL.

The Walk On organization serves individuals with Special Needs in horseback riding therapies, conducted by professionally trained and certified (NARHA) staff members.   Please come to show your support of the Walk On program, our friends, families and neighbors are welcome.  For information call: 224-678-5971.

Save the Date! For Murder at the Barn Saturday, October 24th.
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