IN 2024, WE WORKED WITH MORE THAN 144 UNIQUE RIDERS AND PROVIDED SOME 515 CLASSES. VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED OVER 8,850 HOURS OF SERVICE TO FACILITATE OUR SKILL-APPROPRIATE CLASSES-FROM PRESCHOOLERS ON PONIES TO INDEPENDENT RIDERS ON HORSES. WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, OUR FARM EXPERIENCE PROGRAM IS A HANDS-ON INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE WITH FARM CHORES, AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITES AND CARING FOR ANIMALS. OUR CURRICULUM FOSTERS CONFIDENT, INDEPENDENT AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS, WHILE STIMULATING THEIR INTEREST IN FUTURE EDUCATIONAL AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES. OUR CLASSES ARE GEARED TO RIDERS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS SUCH AS CHILDREN WITH AUTISM AND RETURNING VETERANS TO PROVIDE THERAPY THAT CHANGES LIVES.
