Riverside Ranch

God is so faithful to meet us in our sorrows, loss, grief and heartache. He catches every tear and our pain matters to Him, so much that Jesus died on the cross for all our pain, suffering and losses.

We are thankful, humbled and honored to walk with those navigating grief. We held our Horse Loss Grief Group Day Retreat today. It was a safe space to be real about grief in community and to share about the grief of losing a beloved horse with one another.

God gave us a break in rain for time to spend with our horses. We are also very thankful for the rain for our farm that did come!

Thank you to Andrea Eaves with Into the Light Counseling for helping us co facilitate this retreat. Thank you to Hayes Barton United Methodist Church for helping sponsor this day retreat.

Hebrews 6:19

We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inter sanctuary behind the curtain.

Jesus you are our Hope and anchor for our souls. Hold our hearts and let us see you everyday.

Only a few days left to register for our Horse Loss Grief Group ❤️💔🙏 deadline by 5/19/26

If you or someone you know is navigating the death of their horse we would be honored to support them. Don’t navigate grief alone ❤️

To register click below:

https://riverside-ranch.givecloud.co/copy-fall-womens-grief-group-2025-mtuyfrnro

https://conta.cc/4d9pczQ

March/April 2026 Newsletter Email from Riverside Ranch   Spring is Such a Beautiful Season From the Founder and Executive Director Spring is such a beautiful season filled with hope and beauty at Riverside Ranch. April is Volun

Thank you to Karen Currens with Unbridled Potential Equine Bodywork for giving your time and skills to pamper our boys!

Equine bodywork uses therapeutic techniques such as massage, myofascial release, and acupressure that aim to improve a horse's physical and mental health by relieving tension, enhancing flexibility, and promoting overall well-being.

Benny, Bear and Beau are feeling great❤️ 🎁 ❤️

We highly recommend Karen Currens! Please reach out and schedule time for your horse or share with your family/friends that have horses. We are grateful for this local business that supports Riverside Ranch! What a blessing and gift to us!!

Today would have been our beloved JaRule’s 24th Birthday. JaRule is the only horse we have ever had at the Ranch that is registered and that we knew his birthday. ❤️🥳🐴

Beau, Benny, and Bear are not registered and we don’t know their exact birthday so today we will celebrate all our horses birthdays!

Beau is 31! 🥹💪🎉

Benny is 12🎉🐴

and Bear is 11🐴❤️🎉

Happy Birthday in Heaven, JaRule! Happy Birthday to Bullet in Heaven! Bullet would have been 21 this year! We miss our boys in Heaven and are grateful for our boys on Earth!❤️🙏🏻

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If you would like to give our boys a birthday gift through our spring fundraiser it would be greatly appreciated!!! These boys do so much for others, help give back the love to them ☺️❤️🐴

Link below to give 🐴🙏❤️

https://riversideranch.org/?give=GND572D8

Our spring fundraiser is well underway! We have hit our first $1,000 raised! Our goal is $15,000!🙏🙏🙏 Deadline to give is May 15th!

These funds will be used for caring for our herd, 🐴🐴🐴replenishing our savings from Bear’s surgery/care this winter and we built a recovery paddock as well that cost $3,500. We also want to buy some new helmets for our Adaptive Horsemanship Program.

Would you prayerfully consider giving to help reach our goal? Be part of what Jesus is doing at Riverside Ranch. Want to be part of something bigger than yourself?❤️

To give click below:

https://riversideranch.org/?give=GND572D8

EVERY DOLLAR and EVERY GIFT is an answer to prayer and blessing to us!

Who is Riverside Ranch?
Our Mission Statement: 🙏❤️🐴
Sharing Christ's love by supporting individuals with special needs and those navigating grief through community, interaction with horses, and engagement with nature.

It was a beautiful day for our children/ family grief group retreat! Thank you to Andrea Eaves with Into the Light Counseling for helping us co facilitate our retreat.

Thank you to Hayes Barton United Methodist Women for helping sponsor this retreat through a grant we received from them last year.

Grief, sadness, realness, asking the hard questions of faith, joy, smiles and community happened today. We had time with our horses and time in nature. God’s presence filled the property and we are so grateful for His love, guidance and comfort in all our grief.

God is close to the broken hearted and He catches every tear. ❤️🙏💔

Such a blessing to have House of Hope of NC at Riverside Ranch this past Wednesday!❤️❤️🐴🐴

We had a great time volunteering at Riverside Ranch. This was an excellent chance for our residents and staff to explore a great cause and embrace the value of service.

We launched our Spring 2026 Fundraiser last week and we invite YOU to be part of what Jesus is doing at Riverside Ranch!

This fundraiser is specifically for caring for our horses! 🐴🐴🐴❤️❤️❤️

Please prayerfully consider donating below through this link. If you would like to donate through check please mail it to
Riverside Ranch
221 Clark Pond Rd.
Clayton, NC 27527

Donation link:

https://riversideranch.org/?give=GND572D8

OUR NEED:
Here is a breakdown of what the funds will be used for:
Monthly feed cost for 3 horses = $480 x 6 months = $2,880
Monthly per horse for hay/grass seed/fertilizer $225 each x 3 = $675 x 6 months = $4,050
Monthly farrier (new shoes and hooves trimmed) $345 for 3 horses x 6 months = $2,070
Monthly medicine for Beau $50 x 6 = $300
Bear’s surgery and paddock cost, help us put funds we spent back in reserve
Paddock construction cost $3,500
Bear’s surgery and follow up care $2,000
Purchase new helmets for Adaptive Horsemanship Program $200

Goal/Total needed: $15,000

These funds help our horses keep living their best lives to serve their community❤️❤️

Who is Riverside Ranch?
Our mission is Sharing Christ’s love by supporting individuals with special needs and those navigating grief through community, interaction with horses, and engagement with nature.

How do we serve our community?

🐴Adaptive horsemanship lessons for children and adults with special needs/ disabilities

🐴Adaptive horsemanship lessons for adults and children navigating grief

🐴 Creating community with our farm chore days! This involves volunteers from throughout Johnston /Wake county, churches, local schools and non profit groups. They get to help on the farm, learn about horses and soak in of God’s beautiful creation

🐴We distribute grief care boxes to those navigating grief in our local community

🐴 We offer day retreats through the year on our 36 acre property that are focused on grief, equine assisted activities and encouraging one another in the Christian faith in the hardest times.