4STEPS THERAPEUTIC RIDING 5k
- Date Sat 21st February 2026
- Time 9:00AM EST
- Location Parsonsburg, Maryland
- Price $34.92
- Races 1 race
- Distances 5km
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Event summary
Get ready for an exciting day at the 4STEPS Therapeutic Riding 5K on Saturday, February 21, 2026! This inaugural trail race kicks off at 9:00 AM at the beautiful Wicomico Ranger Station in Parsonsburg, Maryland. Runners will enjoy a scenic journey through the lush, forested trails of the Wicomico Demonstration Forest, making it a perfect event for outdoor enthusiasts and families alike.
Not only is this a fantastic opportunity to challenge yourself with a 5K distance, but every step you take supports a meaningful cause. All funds raised from the race will directly benefit the participants of 4STEPS, an organization dedicated to providing low-cost therapeutic riding services for individuals with special needs. Your participation helps enhance the lives of these remarkable individuals, fostering skills such as motor coordination, socialization, and cognitive development through the joy of horseback riding. Join us for this uplifting event, and together, let’s create a stronger, more inclusive community!
Not only is this a fantastic opportunity to challenge yourself with a 5K distance, but every step you take supports a meaningful cause. All funds raised from the race will directly benefit the participants of 4STEPS, an organization dedicated to providing low-cost therapeutic riding services for individuals with special needs. Your participation helps enhance the lives of these remarkable individuals, fostering skills such as motor coordination, socialization, and cognitive development through the joy of horseback riding. Join us for this uplifting event, and together, let’s create a stronger, more inclusive community!
Organiser's Description
https://4stepstrp.org
This 5K trail race will be held on Saturday, February 21, 2026 at the Wicomico Ranger Station on Sixty Foot Road in Parsonsburg, MD. The race will start at 9:00 AM The race will run through forested trails in the beautiful Wicomico Demonstration Forest. Come and check out this beautiul new location. This event is the first 5K that has run on this trail and we are excited to host this event!
All funds raised will go directly to our program participants. 4STEPS provides low cost and scholarship therapeudic riding services to our special needs community. Through sensory integration and motor skill motivation on horseback we are able to help individuals enhance their dynamic posture, muscle tone, socialization, mobility, cognitive abilities, and an overall improved quality of life. We have witnessed the joy and healing that our horses bring to our participants. It truly is a wonderful program.
4STEPS inclusiveness has meant reaching out to minorities, rural communities, families with children with special needs, those in group homes and residential communities -- to anyone who may be out of the mainstream. Volunteers will tell you that working with exceptional participants, who courageously face ongoing physical, emotional, social and/or cognitive challenges enriches their own lives. Horse Power program develops youth to be respectful and comfortable working alongside peers with differences and diverse abilities and teaches to appreciate them as valuable, vital community members. In turn, youth with special needs develop leadership skills and build authentic community connections while developing their horsemanship skills. It's a WIN-WIN!
SO COME ON OUT AND SUPPORT THIS AMAZING PROGRAM AND HELP US TO KEEP REACHING OUT TO OUR COMMUNITY!!
This 5K trail race will be held on Saturday, February 21, 2026 at the Wicomico Ranger Station on Sixty Foot Road in Parsonsburg, MD. The race will start at 9:00 AM The race will run through forested trails in the beautiful Wicomico Demonstration Forest. Come and check out this beautiul new location. This event is the first 5K that has run on this trail and we are excited to host this event!
All funds raised will go directly to our program participants. 4STEPS provides low cost and scholarship therapeudic riding services to our special needs community. Through sensory integration and motor skill motivation on horseback we are able to help individuals enhance their dynamic posture, muscle tone, socialization, mobility, cognitive abilities, and an overall improved quality of life. We have witnessed the joy and healing that our horses bring to our participants. It truly is a wonderful program.
4STEPS inclusiveness has meant reaching out to minorities, rural communities, families with children with special needs, those in group homes and residential communities -- to anyone who may be out of the mainstream. Volunteers will tell you that working with exceptional participants, who courageously face ongoing physical, emotional, social and/or cognitive challenges enriches their own lives. Horse Power program develops youth to be respectful and comfortable working alongside peers with differences and diverse abilities and teaches to appreciate them as valuable, vital community members. In turn, youth with special needs develop leadership skills and build authentic community connections while developing their horsemanship skills. It's a WIN-WIN!
SO COME ON OUT AND SUPPORT THIS AMAZING PROGRAM AND HELP US TO KEEP REACHING OUT TO OUR COMMUNITY!!
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4Steps Therapeutic Riding 5K
Incl. $2.92 Fee & T-Shirt
Sat 21st February 2026 (9:00AM EST)
$34.92
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6095 Sixty Foot Road, Parsonsburg, 21849, MD, United States
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