Rainbow Therapeutic Riding Center- Equine Therapy for Children & Adults

09/07/2026

08/28/2026

Congratulations to Beth, our August Volunteer of the Month!
If you'd like to join Beth and our wonderful team of volunteers, please contact Marissa at [email protected] or fill in our quick online application at: https://www.rainbowriding.org/volunteer-application-form

08/20/2026

Fall is just around the corner, and as the leaves begin to drop outside, here’s the latest news dropping from Rainbow.

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08/17/2026

We are delighted to share the news that Rainbow's Program Director, Maddie Gierber, has been appointed our new Executive Director.

Maddie, who started as the weekend barn manager in 2012 and rose through the ranks to Program Director in 2024, takes the helm of our $650,000-a-year nonprofit organization, overseeing 10 staff, 10 therapy horses, and a program that serves more than 300 students and their families across Northern Virginia each year.

The leadership transition marks an exciting new chapter for Rainbow, whilst maintaining a strong connection to the organization’s history and mission. With her extensive tenure at Rainbow, Maddie brings a unique understanding of the organization, its students, horses, volunteers, and staff. Her appointment ensures that the knowledge and values that have shaped Rainbow for more than four decades will continue, while bringing new energy and ideas to its future.

During her 11-years at Rainbow, outgoing Executive Director Inga Janke oversaw our growth from 1,000 to more than 3,000 lessons per year, orchestrated the construction of a 12-stall barn, and established a partnership with the county-based Family Assessment and Planning Team (FAPT) to support youth and adolescents in crisis. She fostered a culture at Rainbow that helped build on its success year after year and will remain on staff in an advisory role through the remainder of 2026.

Please join us in congratulating Maddie on her new role and thanking Inga for everything she has done to make Rainbow the amazing place it is today!

07/31/2026

07/30/2026

Congratulations Rachel on becoming our Volunteer of the Month for July! Rachel is one of our youngest volunteers but highly recommends Rainbow as a place to 'both serve the community and learn new things'. If you'd like to join her, get in touch with our Volunteer Coordinator Marissa at [email protected]. We'd love you to join us!

07/28/2026

And the July birthday's keep coming at Rainbow... 🎂 Happy birthday to Marissa, our Operations Director 🌈 We hope you're getting a chance to rest and relax and enjoy your day! 🤗

07/21/2026

🎂 Happy birthday to Robin, Rainbow's business/intake manager 🌈 We hope you're having a wonderful day and all the best for a fabulous year ahead! 🤗

07/19/2026

🎂 Happy birthday to Julie, Rainbow's PR person and CTRI 🌈 She's off enjoying a couple of weeks in Europe and we hope she's having a wonderful time wherever she is! Enjoy your day! 🤗

07/09/2026

A small crowd gathered Thursday morning in Haymarket to celebrate the completion of a $77,000 waterline installation at Rainbow Therapeutic Riding Center, a nonprofit that provides equine-assisted activities to people with disabilities and other challenges.