Mary Lunn uses her horses to offer children with disabilities a chance at success, self-esteem, friendship and physical skills. Watch our exclusive video.

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — With a firm tug, Stan Maliszewski tightened the saddle strap around the belly of his horse. Others around him were in similar stages of preparation.

Horseback riding is a pastime enjoyed by many Wright County residents.

For six months, coffee lovers in Elk Grove have been hitting the local Starbucks drive thru on horseback, and now they’re not allowed to!

People riding on horseback in a wooded area in Williams found the mummified body of a man hanging from a tree Sunday.

With a firm tug, Stan Maliszewski tightened the saddle strap around the belly of his horse. Others around him were in similar stages of preparation. A few were already mounted on their horses in a small clearing on the west bank of the Santa Cruz River at the base of Sentinel Peak.

State Park’s first new trail in decades — a six-mile path for horses and hikers — will open with a ceremony at 10 a.m. on Nov. 8.

An old-fashioned barn dance will be held Saturday at Gurnee’s Fields and Fences to benefit a non-profit organization which treats disabled children and adults with therapeutic horseback riding.

Horseback riding and therapy may seem a little unusual, but Southern Tier Alternative Therapies uses equestrian methods to help patients. Today the organization held a chicken and rib barbecue to help raise money for their riding connection program. organizers hope to raise about one thousand dollars–and want to look into providing other therapies involving painting, swimming and more. stat …

Come along for the ride as a volunteer with a program based just south of Bush Intercontinental Airport that provides therapeutic horseback riding for youngsters with disabilities.