Why your support matters
A gift today helps open the doors to even more riders who rely on the healing power of horses. Hearts is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) that receives no state or federal support, and with a lean annual operating budget, less than one-quarter of our revenue comes from lesson fees. The rest is made possible by generous donors, grants, and community fundraising. Your donation ensures that cost is never the reason someone is turned away from a program that can truly change their life.
Here’s how you can make a difference:
$25 helps feed our horses.
$65 provides one therapeutic riding lesson.
$100 helps maintain our facilities.
$750 provides the equivalent of one month of scholarships for seven riders.
$3,200 provides riding lessons for a rider for one year.
Therapy Horse Sponsorship Program
Annual Investment $3,500 per year
Sponsor benefits include:
A 100% tax-deductible contribution (your gift is restricted to the care of our horses)
Your name(s) placed on the horse’s stall
Recognition on Hearts website
Invitation to annual Horse Sponsor Appreciation Open House (2027 date TBD)
Welcome packet with information about your house, including greeting card packs with photo of your horse
Contact DeeDee Conrad at deedee@heartsriding.org to learn more about sponsoring a horse
Having happy and healthy horses is essential to providing safe and effective programs to over 40 participants each week. Not only does a sponsorship gift support an individual therapy horse, but it also enables our clients to benefit from our therapeutic services and to experience the joy of our Hearts community. Because donations cover the care of our horses, Hearts can keep costs low for participants.
By sponsoring a therapy horse, you are allowing more participants to have access to the life-changing benefits of our programs. It’s truly a gift that everyone can benefit from!
Shop in our Tack Shack
We have a tack store full of second-hand items at exceptionally low prices. We have a great selection of boots, saddles, bridles, blankets, brushes and more. All of our items for sale have been donated by local community members and 100% of the proceeds go back to the Hearts Therapeutic programs.
The Tack Shack is volunteer-run and open Saturday's from 9:00-12:00 year-round.
Horse Acquisition
It takes a very special horse to be a therapeutic riding horse, and Hearts is always on the lookout for new candidates for our program. Hearts’ therapeutic riding horses need to meet the criteria necessary for them to be safe and useful in our riding program and to ensure that they’ll be happy with their job.
If you have a special horse that could work for our program, please fill out our pre-screening application to begin the screening process. Contact Duane for more information 401-862-1160, Duane@heartsriding.org.