Located just outside of Chattanooga TN at the Highlands Riding Center, Hixson Therapeutic Riding Program is a non-profit organization that was started in 2009. At the Highlands Riding Center, we offer a variety of services and strive to create a close-knit community that fosters a fun and safe learning environment. We offer several lesson options for riders of all levels including therapy. We have discovered that through a relationship with horses, students discover skills such as commitment, hard work, leadership, confidence and awareness as well as harmony, balance, courage, and accomplishment. Horses offer us the ability to look inside ourselves and experience a whole new level of being. HTRP encourages you to come out and discover the power these magnificent animals hold.

Meet Our Horses

Meet Our Horses



Pictures to Come of All of our Beautiful Horses!

Name: Apache
Breed: Paint Gelding
Age: 13 years old
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Apache is a beautiful paint gelding that is great with beginners even though he likes to be a little lazy sometimes!!







Name: Ace
Breed: TN Walking Horse Gelding
Age: 14 years old
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Previously used in the walking horse show ring, he now enjoys his days as a lesson/ trail horse.

Name: Apollo
Breed: Saddlebred Gelding
Age: 22 years old
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Apollo excels as a therapy horse.  He is very cautious of what his riders' position is and listens better than most dogs.



Name: Cricket
Breed: Quarter Horse Mare
Age: 10 years old
Height: 14.2hh

Cricket, also a new addition to the barn, is a wonderfully pleasant mare with remarkable training.

Name: Sonny
Breed: Quarter Horse Gelding
Age: 12 years old
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Previously used as a show horse on the AQHA circuit in both western and english, he is an excellent lesson horse and takes care of all of his riders.


Name: Deuce
Breed: TN Walking Horse Gelding
Age: 12 years old
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Previously used in the walking horse show ring, he now enjoys his days as a trail horse.

Name: Hershey
Breed: Paint Mare
Age: 23 years old
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Hershey keeps a close eye on her students during their lessons but also loves to go site seeing on the trails occasionally too.

Name: Milkshake
Breed: TN Walking Horse Gelding
Age: 7 years old
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Milkshake loves he job as a therapy horse.  He can have a watchful eye on a student one minute and go out for a leisurely trail ride the next.

Name: Rose
Breed: POA Mare
Age: 11 years old
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Don't let her height fool you, Rose is a wonderful jumper. She takes her riders from dressage to showjumping.  She can do it all.