BELMONT, Vt. – Reinbow Riding Center, a therapeutic horsemanship center based in Belmont, Vt., is excited to announce the addition of Julia Adams as its new full-time instructor and program director.
Adams is an eighth-generation Vermonter with deep roots in Rutland County. She is a graduate of both Rutland High School and Castleton University, and has worked in public education for the last 13 years, in addition to running her own small business.
As a youth, Adams grew up very involved in the University of Vermont 4-H horse program, and then volunteered as a 4-H leader in Rutland County. As a leader at the state level, she coached Vermont teams in communications and Horse Bowl. Adams is an A-carded New England 4-H horse show judge, and over the last decade has traveled New England to share her equine knowledge by judging open shows, 4-H shows, and also the Interscholastic Equestrian Association, the Youth Equestrian Development Association, and the Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association. Still an open professional rider herself, Adams enjoys riding and competing with her own American Quarter Horse, Billy. She will combine her talents of teaching, coaching, and horsemanship to bring fun, educational, and holistic experiences to all of Reinbow Riding Center’s participants. Reinbow looks forward to a wonderful season with Adams taking the reins of the program.
The mission of Reinbow Riding Center is to improve the wellbeing of individuals with unique physical, emotional, and/or cognitive challenges through a customized therapeutic equine experience. Reinbow Riding Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established in 2008, which strives to meet the needs of every individual who participates in its therapeutic horsemanship programs, mounted or unmounted, regardless of their ability to pay.
Reinbow recently earned a 2026 Platinum Seal of Transparency, the highest level awarded, from Candid, an independent organization that ranks nonprofits. To learn more about the various ways to make a contribution, opportunities to volunteer, or information about the organization and its programs, please visit www.reinbowridingcenter.org.
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