Start the year off with a tribute…

Horses with H.E.A.R.T.‘s 2012 Capital Campaign starts off with the “Pathway to Hope”.  Personalized memorial bricks surrounding the peaceful gazebo soon to be relocated to our new home at the Gateway to Chino Valley. Your lasting memorial to a loved one will honor them for generations to come as well as beautify our Horses with H.E.A.R.T. permanent home, where disabilities become possibilities.

These possibilities include an autistic child unclenching his fist for the first time in order to pet his horse; a paraplegic who is finally able to hoist herself onto a horse; and a non-verbal child talking for the first time - giving his horse the command to “walk-on”, a Senior riding for the first time or a returning Warrior in our Heroes & Horses program regaining the ability to live a full life.

These are profound moments all caused by the therapeutic relationship between the horse and rider. Partner with us through your memorial brick and help us build our community!

Click the brick for more info & form

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Congratulations Trudy!  2011 PATH Intl. Instructor of the Year!

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The great news you have been waiting for…

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New Program!  “Silver Saddle”

The Silver Saddle program is conceived as an opportunity for people in the tri-city area 55 years and older to participate in a program of horse riding instruction and education in the proper care and handling of horses. Silver Saddle classes can improve balance, flexibility and endurance; promote social connection; and offer seniors a sense of meaning, mastery and connection with others, including education and the experience of a connection with another living being, by developing a relationship with the horse. It is hoped that every rider enjoys a safe, happy horsemanship experience and progresses to the level of achievement that they wish to attain.

This first introductory class will be held at the 5-M Ranch, 764 W. Road 1 South, Chino Valley. Attendance is limited and advance registration mandatory with fees kept to a low $30. The introductory session is the first step to our full 6 week program which begins with “ground school”-not on a horse. You’ll learn how to communicate with your horse through body language and a horse will select YOU to work with them. Fun! Additionally, proper horse safety measures and getting acquainted through grooming and horse care will be part of this initial session as well as a ground obstacle course. The Silver Saddle classes will improve balance, flexibility and endurance; promote social connection offering a sense of meaning, mastery and connection with others and developing a relationship with a horse.

Download Silver Saddle Registration Form Here

For additional information or registration for our First Introductory Session: admin@horseswithheart.org or 928.533.9178

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Happy Hearts Rodeo 2011

Click the photo for the 2011 Happy Hearts Rodeo Video

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Horses with H.E.A.R.T. has a New Home!

On June 29, 2010, it became official, Horses with H.E.A.R.T. has closed escrow on their new home. Located at the “Gateway to Chino Valley” just a few minutes from the airport and central to all area transportation corridors this property is a dream come true for the organization. Starting immediately, Horses with H.E.A.R.T. begins the process of building our dream. We have a lot of work to do before we can move, but we’re excited and re-energized as we start the newest phase of our adventure.

The HwH volunteers will be working diligently toward moving from our current location at the Five-M Ranch to our new permanent home just off S. Hwy 89. We want to thank all our long-time supporters, sponsors, volunteers, friends, media advocates and the entire Quad-City community for your ongoing support and encouragement in this journey to a permanent home. This will be the Hands-on Equine Assisted Riding showcase for Northern Arizona.

A Special “Thank You” to the Arizona Diamondbacks for their generous $100,000 grant which has been a tremendous aid in moving forward with this purchase.  Without their help and the ongoing support and financial aid of the Pimentel Family Trust our dream would have remained just that.  Additional “Thanks” for the love and support of the Five-M Ranch who took us in and allowed us to utilize their facilities after a real estate exchange forced our sudden relocation form our long-term Dewey site. We sincerely appreciate the care, concern, diligence and donations from The Booker Group, PLLC and Keller Williams Check Realty, Miki Nakajima & Doug Bunch.

The past few years have been extremely difficult for our clients without the ability to have our arena cover up and resulting in us having to contract some of our programs. In a few months we will arrive at our new “Gateway to Chino Valley” destination and be able once again to expand our services and programs.

On October 2, 2010 at the Five-M Ranch, we will be celebrating the start of this journey with our 1st Annual HwH Steak Cook-Off and Family Fun Day, “The Reining Steak. Look for great things to come at Horses with H.E.A.R.T. at our new home, 2705 S. Highway 89, on the east side next to the Chino Golf Range.

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Mission Statement

Our Mission is “to provide a safe and enjoyable equine experience for people with physical, mental, and emotional disabilities and encouraging each rider to develop independent skills at his/her own level of ability.”

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More about us…

Since 1993, Horses with H.E.A.R.T. has served those with disabilities in Yavapai County, Arizona. In 2008, we provided 236 individuals of all ages with a therapeutic equine experience - grooming, leading and/or riding.  This was made possible by 218 volunteers, 15 specially-trained equines and12 Directors on the Board.

Horses with H.E.A.R.T. is temporarily located at the Five-M Ranch at 764 W. Road 1 South in Chino Valley.  Our kind hosts, Larry & Lydia Powell are allowing us to continue our programs while we raise funds to purchase a permanent facility.  Can you help us?  Please visit our Capital Campaign page for more information.

We invite you to become involved or support our 501(c)(3) nonprofit, the place where disabilities become possibilities. These possibilities include an autistic child unclenching his fist for the first time in order to pet his horse; a paraplegic who is finally able to hoist herself onto a horse; and a non-verbal child talking for the first time - giving his horse the command to “walk-on”. These are profound moments all caused by the therapeutic relationship between the horse and rider.

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