Two Hearts One Beat Therapeutic Riding Program

09/10/2026

🐴💊 **BUTE vs. BANAMINE: WHICH ONE WHEN?**

They’re probably two of the best known medications in the horse world. Both relieve pain and inflammation, but they aren’t necessarily the first choice for the same problems.

Here’s an easy barn trick for remembering the difference:
🦴 BUTE = BONES, JOINTS & FEET
🤢 BANAMINE = BELLY & FEVER

🦴 BUTE | Phenylbutazone: Think musculoskeletal pain and inflammation. Bute is commonly used for things like arthritis, hoof pain, laminitis, strains, soreness, and other causes of lameness. If your horse hurts when he MOVES, your veterinarian may reach for BUTE.

🤢 BANAMINE | Flunixin Meglumine: Think visceral pain, meaning pain coming from the internal organs. Banamine is especially useful for **colic and abdominal pain** and is also commonly used for fever and inflammation associated with systemic illness. If your horse hurts in his GUT, your veterinarian may reach for BANAMINE.

🐴 BUT WAIT...
Bute doesn't have a GPS programmed for the legs, and Banamine doesn't magically drive straight to the intestines. 😂

Both are systemic NSAIDs, and both can reduce pain and inflammation throughout the body. There’s plenty of overlap. The difference is that each has situations where veterinary evidence and experience make it a more logical first choice.

⚠️ DON’T STACK THEM. Giving Bute and Banamine together can increase the risk of ulcers, intestinal injury, and kidney damage.

⚠️ Banamine may make a horse with a serious intestinal problem appear much more comfortable temporarily. If the pain returns, breaks through the medication, or your horse continues showing colic signs, call your veterinarian.

🦴 My horse hurts when he MOVES. Think BUTE.
🤢 My horse hurts in his GUT. Think BANAMINE.
🤷 I don't know WHY my horse hurts. Think VET. ☎️

And remember, pain relief isn't the same thing as fixing the problem.

09/08/2026

Come out and support us!

07/29/2026

06/29/2026

Please share and come out if you can… come join the fun!

03/15/2026

According to a study by Sara Kwon and colleagues published in the journal Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine (2019), therapeutic horseback riding (THR) may help improve language and cognitive abilities in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or intellectual disability (ID). In this study, children aged 6–13 participated in an 8-week program where the therapy group received conventional therapy along with 30 minutes of therapeutic horseback riding once per week. Researchers measured changes in language using standardized tests such as the Receptive and Expressive Vocabulary Test (REVT) and the Preschool Receptive-Expressive Language Scale (PRES), and assessed cognition using the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) and the Bayley Scales of Infant Development.

The findings showed that children who participated in therapeutic horseback riding experienced significant improvements in receptive language, expressive language, vocabulary skills, and cognitive functioning after the 8-week intervention. Although both the therapy and control groups showed some improvement, the horseback riding group improved in more areas. Researchers concluded that therapeutic horseback riding may be a promising complementary therapy to support communication, learning, and cognitive development in children with ASD and intellectual disabilities.

PMCID: PMC6637059 PMID: 31311249

01/20/2026

11/17/2025

For all of our families please give us some grace this week if one of the volunteers or the instructor walks away from the group it because we just need a small moment! Jill was 36 and loved with her whole heart she leaves us with a hole in our that only time can heal. To our unicorn Jill:

Upon the hill where soft winds roam,
We sit in silence, all alone.
The grass still bends where you once lay,
Your spirit lingers, night and day.

Your gallop sang, your breath was fire,
A living dream, my one desire.
Now only whispers touch the skies,
A glowing shadow in my eyes.

“We miss you girl,” falls from lips so low,
And through the night, you whisper, “I know.”
Though earth has claimed your fleeting stride,
Your soul still stands here by my side.

No reins, no saddle, just the light,
A faithful bond beyond the night.
My dearest friend, though you are gone,
Within my heart, you still live forever and always!

11/06/2025

11/10 UPDATE: This event is now full and no longer able to accept reservations.

We are excited to share the details for our 5th Annual Sensory Skate with Santa! To know that we’ve already been doing this particular event for 5 years seems so surreal 🥹 We hope you’ll be able to join us on Sunday December 14th at Middletown Skateway from 12pm-2pm. This is always a fun event and fills up quickly so if you’d like to attend, please make sure to RSVP as soon as possible. When you RSVP, please make sure to tell us the names and ages of your children along with some of their interests. Each child will receive a gift and have the opportunity to get their picture taken with Santa. We will have the whole rink to ourselves. No strobe lights and music will be low.

🛼 Skates and walkers included
🍕 Pizza, Chips and Pop provided
🎁 Each child receives a gift
🎅🏻 Opportunity for pics with Santa
🔺 RSVP by Nov 22.

11/06/2025

Come join the fun tonight!!!

10/30/2025

Come play bingo with us tonight at camp cedar!