We bring special needs children (mainly kids on the autism spectrum) and ‘neuro-typical’ (i.e. ‘normal’) children together, using the horse as a social nexus. Horses often have a remarkable effect on autistic children, calming their sensory system and helping their language skills to emerge. Horses are also just plain cool, and offer a way for the whole family to have fun, We believe strongly that kids on the autism spectrum can go way beyond mere equine therapy. We believe they can truly ride, and should have the opportunity to do so. We have no specific program for teaching children, however. Each child is catered to according to their own interests and needs. Our mission is to bring horses and the children that need them together. Pure and simple.

You can find more information about us on www.HorseBoyFoundation.org

Riders can now learn our methods to use them to help autistic kids in their programs. For more information please check out www.HorseBoyMethod.com

How it all started:

The Horse Boy Movie (www.HorseBoyMovie.com)

The Horse Boy does more than chronicle Rowan and his parents' journey across the vast, wild landscape of Mongolia. It delves into the strange world of autism itself, the relationship between humans and animals and between different cultures and different ways of being (autistic vs. normal, or "neuro-typical"), and the nature of healing.

Audiences hear the varied theories on autism from the experts in the field, well-known researchers of autism such as Dr. Simon Baron-Cohen of Cambridge University; Dr. Temple Grandin, recovered autist and professor of animal behavior at Colorado State University; and anthropologist and researcher Roy Richard Grinker of George Washington University.

But above all, The Horse Boy tells the story of a couple that goes to the end of the earth to find a way into their son's life.

Find more video clips on how Rowan is doing and how we are helping other children on www.horseboymethod.com/videos.html