Upcoming Events

Ride-A-Thon

October 1 - 31

Our annual Ride-A-Thon takes place throughout the month of October. It is a fun event featuring a ten step obstacle course designed to challenge our school horses and students.

Visit our campaign page below and support your favorite horse and rider. Your donation will support the school horse medical fund, which is invaluable to the health and wellbeing of our beloved school horses.

We hope you’ll support us and stop by to see the fun!


Donate Today: 2026 Ride-A-Thon







Halloween Open House

October 25 - 2 to 4pm

This family friendly event will feature food and drinks, an equine costume parade, arts and crafts, a scavenger hunt, and more!

Costumes are encouraged!

Cost: There is NO fee, but donations are appreciated.

Location: The Riding Centre 1117 E Hyde Rd, Yellow Springs, OH 45387

Our Mission

 

The Riding Centre Association is a nonprofit organization that provides a foundation in safe riding and the care and management of horses through affordable lessons to children and adults of diverse capabilities from Yellow Springs, Ohio, and surrounding communities.

People of all ages, races, and socioeconomic backgrounds benefit from day camps, group and private lessons, and our therapeutic riding program.

If you would like to make a donation, you may send us a check or money order or simply donate online below. All donations are tax deductible!

 
 

♥️ DONATE HERE

 
 
 

The Riding Centre is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization that relies on grants, fundraisers, private donations, and nominal lesson fees to continue its charitable mission.

 
 

♥️ Thank You Wagner Subaru for all of your support!

 
 
 
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We’d like to express our deepest gratitude to the following foundations and service organizations for their kind and generous support over the years:

The Greene County Community Foundation

The Springfield Foundation 

The Springfield Rotary Club

The Tacky Horse

The Yellow Springs Community Foundation 

The Yellow Springs Instrument Foundation

The Disability Foundation

Greene Giving

Community Fund Ohio

Community Health Foundation

 

🙏 Thank You to our

2025 5K Benefit Sponsors!

 
 
 
 

Invest in our future!

You may now donate to The Riding Centre Endowment Funds through the Yellow Springs Community Foundation, the Springfield Foundation, and the Dayton Foundation.

 
 
 

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Without any hints, can anyone name the riders and horses in this picture?
Don't forget! One week from today is PIZZA DAY! Monday, February 26th at Dewey's Pizza in Dayton from 4-9pm. A portion of the proceeds will go to support our programs if you mention Give Back Night when you order in person or online. Eat pizza, raise
It's chilly this morning! We loved seeing all of the comments on the picture of Lance on Thursday - keep an eye out, we have a bunch more trips down memory lane planned 🐴
Does anyone recognize this iconic lesson horse? As a hint, Adriene and Regina both rode him when they were students at the Riding Centre, although this picture is of board member Colleen Whitty Iungerman jumping him. If you don't recognize him, take
Students and parents! We will be getting in touch soon to schedule spring lessons. Look for an email in your inbox from today with release forms to fill out and bring with you to your first lesson. You can also find them on out website: https://www.t
I don't know about the groundhog, but the horses are starting to shed which is a great sign that spring is coming... sometime 🌱
A misconception that I hear quite a bit especially from the kids is that horses always sleep standing up. While they can lock their joints and nap standing up, Splash here is very fond of his snoozes in his stall. If you pass the gelding's field on a
Oh hay there!
SAVE THE DATE: Monday, February 26. Eat pizza, support The Riding Centre. Details to follow