Ride for Joy Therapeutic Riding Program

FINAL WEEK FLASH MATCH! 🚨🐴 Let’s finish May strong!

Our Horses for Mental Health campaign is galloping to a close on May 31st, but we have some incredible news to help us cross the finish line. 🏁

A generous supporter has offered a surprise $500 MATCH for the final stretch! This means the next $500 donated to Ride for Joy will be DOUBLED instantly, dollar-for-dollar!

If you haven’t made your campaign donation yet, this is the moment. Your gift of $10 becomes $20, $50 becomes $100, and $250 becomes $500.

100% of these funds stay right here at Ride for Joy to support:
🌟 Veteran healing programs 🇺🇸
🌟 Adaptive riding 💛
🌟 Feed, vet care, and shoeing for our herd 🍎

Let’s secure this full $500 and maximize the healing power of our equine partners.

👉 Click below to make your doubled donation before May 31st!

https://horsesformentalhealth.org/campaigns/ride-for-joy/

We are officially in Week 3 of our Horses for Mental Health campaign! We've raised $2,178 so far, but we need your help to cross our $10,000 finish line by May 31st.

Why does your support matter so much? Because the statistics speak for themselves. In our latest impact survey, nearly 40% of our participants reported direct improvements in their mental health, and 54% reported better emotional regulation.

Our equine partners are true healers. In 2025 alone, they provided life-changing services to 110 individuals aged 6 to 92. Your past support made all of this possible:
👉 737 Adaptive Riding lessons
👉 90 Horsemanship lessons for local Veterans
👉 27 Barn Pals lessons teaching barn care & independence
👉 Specialized programs for foster youth, campers of all abilities, and adults with visual impairments.

As one RFJ participant beautifully put it: “It helps with my grief.”

Let’s make sure these programs keep galloping forward. Every dollar counts, and it all goes straight to Ride for Joy!

✨ How you can help today:

$10 = Crafts for our All-Abilities Summer Camp

$50 = A new riding helmet 🪖

$100 = Feeds a horse for two weeks 🍎

$500 = A 1-year participant scholarship 🏅

$1,500 = Sponsors an 8-week session for a veteran 🇺🇸

Visit the link below to give wellness and joy to someone facing trauma, disability, or mental health challenges.

➡️ https://horsesformentalhealth.org/campaigns/ride-for-joy/

Progress update: $2,028 raised! 🙌🐴

We are halfway through May, and we've reached over $2,000 of our $10,000 Horses for Mental Health goal.

Our horses give 100% to our participants every single week, helping them find emotional, cognitive, and physical strength. Now, they need a little help from us to fund their feed, vet care, and program spaces.

Let's keep the momentum going! Can you help us add to the tally today?

➡️ https://horsesformentalhealth.org/campaigns/ride-for-joy/