You can help this program SUCCEED.  Donations of all kinds are accepted.  Donations of money, property, goods, & services are of great help.

Horses are expensive to maintain.  They require hay, grain, bedding, vet service and farrier service on a regular basis.

Equipment is also very expensive.  Helmets range from $30 to $90, saddles can range from $400 to $2,000, riding surcingles are $400 to $1,000, and safety stirrups range from $50 to $200.  Adaptive riding equipment is expensive and few cannot participate without some of the adaptive aids.

Volunteers are the one most important asset to this riding program.  Classes are usually made up of 5 students.  Each student may need the aide of three persons to participate in a given session:  two side walkers and a lead horse person.  Per session, up to 15 volunteers may be needed to work with the student plus volunteers needed to groom and tack horses in-between sessions.  People who can clean stalls and feed & water the horses are also needed.  Barn personnel are very important to the well being of the horses.  A well-maintained barn gives the program good healthy animals to work with.

Northwoods Equestrian Stables and Therapeutic Riding Center is going to be a non-profit 501(c) (3) organization.  We will rely on grants, fundraising events, and individual and corporate donations to meet our operating costs.  There is no government funding and most insurance companies do not cover therapeutic riding lessons.  Most parents pay directly for lessons.