About ROCK - Ride On Center for Kids
ROCK (Ride On Center for Kids), a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization, provides equine-assisted services to children, adults, and veterans with physical, cognitive and emotional challenges.
ROCK participants range in age from 2 to 90+ and see improvement in most aspects of their life — from muscle tone, strength, flexibility, and balance to cognitive, behavioral, communication and emotional improvements.
Serving Central Texas since 1998, ROCK’s mission is to improve independence and life skills in partnership with the horse. Our center is located on 60+ acres in beautiful Georgetown, Texas.
ROCK’s organizational vision is to be the trusted leader in equine-assisted services through research, education and programs. Serving an average of over 350 participants and their families every year, ROCK is recognized as a leader in equine-assisted services research.
Dr. Nancy Krenek
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Director of Therapy & Research / Doctor of Physical Therapy/ Physical Therapist / Hippotherapy Clinical Specialist
AHA, Inc. Member Therapist
PATH Intl. Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor
Dr. Nancy Krenek has been a physical therapist since 1984 and since 1998 has specialized in equine-assisted services to children, adults, and veterans. She is the CEO and Founder of ROCK (R.O.C.K., Ride On Center for Kids) in Central Texas (rockride.org) and also the Executive Director of the TAMUS Courtney Grimshaw Fowler Equine Therapeutic Program on campus in College Station, which has recently been sponsored by the ONE Health Initiative under the Texas A&M Biomedical Department of Vet/Med (courtneycares.org) Nancy is also a board certified Hippotherapy Clinical Specialist.
Besides serving participants through connection with the horse, she has been instrumental in over 24 research projects, with four being published in peer-reviewed journals.
