Ride for Joy Therapeutic Riding Program

Ride for Joy Therapeutic Riding Program is now accepting applications for our next Equine Manager!

This is a wonderful opportunity to make a difference in a rewarding and meaningful job with horses at a local nonprofit. Our PATH International accredited adaptive horsemanship program serves children and adults with disabilities, veterans, foster youth, and individuals facing terminal illness.

Learn more and apply by clicking the link in our bio or visiting our website!

Our All-Abilities Summer Camp this past week was an absolute joy! The kids had a fantastic time riding, crafting, and wrapping up the days with well-deserved snow cones. One of the absolute best parts of camp is getting to see our riders' siblings and friends join in on the fun and experience the magic of the barn right alongside them. A huge Thank you to all of our volunteers who stepped up to lead groups, hold horses, and keep the energy high!

☀️ Summer session is officially here, and our amazing herd needs YOUR help to stay cool, comfy, and fly-free! 🐴✨

We are kicking off our summer programs, and keeping our hard-working horses comfortable in the heat is our top priority.

🛍️ Our Summer Wish List:
Fly Sheets: Sizes preferred: 75"–84"
Fly Masks: Horse & Warmblood sizes (any style accepted!)
Fly Spray & Swat: Specifically Swat Clear—our absolute daily essentials!

🔄 Have Gently Used Gear?
We would absolutely love to give your gently used fly masks or fly sheets a second life! If you have any extra gear lying around that fits the sizes listed above, our herd would be incredibly grateful to use them!

📧 How to Donate:
Ready to help out or have items to drop off? Please reach out to us directly at [email protected] to coordinate!

Thank you so much for supporting Ride for Joy and keeping our horses happy, healthy, and focused on their riders all summer long! ❤️

Our hearts are so full today! We are overjoyed to announce that our Horses for Mental Health campaign has successfully met its $10,000 goal! 🎉✨

We asked you to help us champion the healing power of horse-human connections, and you delivered. Every donation, share, and kind word brought us here. This funding ensures we can continue to foster health, healing, and joy for our veterans, foster youth, and children with disabilities.

Guess what? You can still keep the momentum galloping forward!

Due to the incredible support, we are accepting last-minute donations until June 7th!

If you missed the deadline, you still have time to contribute to our "overflow joy" fund. Extra funds mean extra hay, specialized vet care for our hardworking herd, and more scholarships for participants who need them.

Let's finish this incredible month strong!

🔗 Donate at the link below before June 7th!

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

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/

A huge thank you to everyone who showed up for Ride for Joy during these past four days of Idaho Gives. Because of your incredible generosity, we can continue providing life-changing equine-assisted services to our veterans, children and adults with disabilities, and foster youth.

Every donation—large and small—helps us keep our programs accessible and our horses healthy and happy. We are so proud to be part of such a compassionate community.

From all of us (humans and horses alike) at Ride for Joy: THANK YOU! 🐎✨

Our Horses for Mental Health campaign is LIVE! We’re raising vital funds to keep our adaptive riding and veterans' programs galloping forward.

Why it matters: 100% of your donation goes directly to Ride for Joy—funding everything from hay for the herd to the expansion of our life-changing programs.

Ready to make an impact? Click the link below to donate today!

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