GIVING TUESDAY 2022
Last year your generous Giving Tuesday donations helped us add a new therapy horse to our program! This allowed us to serve more people and helped ease the burden on our aging rockstar, Silver. “Pokie” had a fantastic year hanging out with our students! Pokie in action! Our program has provided over 4,500 individualized lessons, all funded entirely by donations. We are a no charge, donation only facility. All of our services are provided free of charge to our students and their families. Needs continue to arise in our program as we seek to serve more and more students. Over the...
Read MoreWhy Therapeutic Carriage Driving?
Therapeutic Carriage Driving is central to our program. It is a unique form of equine assisted therapy, which has many of the same benefits of therapeutic riding. Hoof & Harness provides this much needed therapy using two-wheel horse carts and miniature horses to benefit the physical, mental, and emotional needs of the special needs community. Our individualized lesson plans include elements to target improvements in: *Coordination*fine and gross motor skills development*spatial awareness*bilateral movement*increase in core strength/posture*visual...
Read MoreCowboy Carnival 2022
We will be kicking off the 2022 season at Hoof and Harness with our fifth annual fundraiser – Cowboy Carnival! In conjunction with Modern Woodmen Fraternal Financial, H&H is excited to present an immersive farm experience that promises to be bigger and better than ever! We would love for you and your family to experience the “Cowboy Carnival” Saturday April 23, 2022, 11:00am-2:00pm (opening ceremonies start at 11:15). This is a fantastic event for families! You will be able to park and walk around the H&H facilities, enjoy numerous farm exhibits, listen to Lost Creek...
Read MoreTHANK YOU!
For our “Giving Tuesday” campaign in November we had a large ask – $3,000 for a new, trained, miniature horse for our therapy program. You responded in a big way and we met our fundraising goal! After a few months of searching, we brought our new therapy horse “Pokie” home over the weekend. Pokie has a show background and has already begun program specific training on our farm. He is adjusting well to farm life and is a very calm, caring miniature horse. He is five years old and has a long life of loving on our students ahead of him. We can’t wait for everyone...
Read MoreGIVING TUESDAY 2021
One of our therapy horses, Silver, is needing to see his workload decreased. This year we have a big ask – $3,000 for a new, trained miniature horse for our specialized therapy program.
Read MoreWATCH: WBIR Feature on H&H Student
Many thanks to Katelyn Keenehan for visiting Hoof and Harness and putting together a wonderful feature on one of our amazing students! You can read her story and watch the video here: https://www.wbir.com/article/features/horse-therapy-helps-7-year-old-through-cancer-recovery-journey/51-30c2ce9b-ac3c-47ed-aa24-53f08ae55d38
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