Equine-Assisted Therapy Center, Lone Pine Acres, Opens In Hopwood, Pennsylvania

Lone Pine Acres, an equine-assisted therapy center, opened in Hopwood, Pennsylvania. The center will serve people with disabilities and mental needs, such as muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, Down’s syndrome, spina bifida, developmental delay, autism, visual and hearing impairment, at-risk youth, injured and disabled veterans. Services include certified equestrian therapy (EAGALA) and AHA hypotherapy, or adaptive equestrian.

The founder, Jessica Scott, started a non-profit organization to support the center in January 2021 after buying a ranch in Hopwood. The center’s grand opening is scheduled for April 2022. It will offer an annual membership program. Ms. Scott . . .