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Challenged Champions

Equestrian Center

The mission of the Challenged Champions Equestrian Center, Inc. is to enrich and improve the lives of children and adults with mental , physical, and emotional challenges through facilitated equine activities.

Located in Ottawa, Ohio

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Equine Assisted Activities & Therapies

Equine-assisted activities and therapies (EAAT) are any specific center activity, such as therapeutic riding, mounted or ground activities, grooming, and more.

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Physical, Speech & Occupational Therapy

Challenged Champions is proud to offer both Physical, Speech and Occupational Therapy to our clients in our outpatient facility.  

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Special Programs & Activities

Challenged Champions offers several special programs/activities for groups in the community.

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Horses for Veterans Program

This program is offered FREE OF CHARGE for all veterans and active duty service personnel.

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Vision and Values

Our vision is that all persons in our service area with mental, physical, and emotional challenges from early childhood through adulthood will have access to the extraordinary benefits of therapeutic riding and related activities. We value safety, compassion, respect, dignity, accessibility to meet everyone's needs, end result (outcomes), high quality professionalism, results oriented (enrich lives).

Get Involved

Your support is important to our work at Challenged Champions Equestrian Center. There are many ways you can contribute towards our causes, and every little bit that you commit goes a long way in helping us fulfill our mission. Learn more about how you can get involved and take advantage of the opportunity to do some good.

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Aluminum Can Fundraiser

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Our Aluminum Can Fundraiser has raised major funds for our program. Anyone interested in donating can place a tied bag of aluminum cans in the trailer at the entrance of our parking lot.

Thank you!