Jackson Hole Therapeutic Riding Association

TO EMPOWER, INSPIRE, AND ENRICH LIVES THROUGH EQUINE ASSISTED ACTIVITIES AND THERAPIES. WE ARE AN INCLUSIVE AND COMPASSIONATE ORGANIZATION. EMPOWERMENT IS AT THE HEART OF EVERYTHING WE DO. WE BELIEVE THAT EVERYONE DESERVES TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AND THIS BELIEF GUIDES OUR COMMITMENT TO ADAPTABLE AND ACCESSIBLE PROGRAMS. OUR TEAM SUPPORTS PARTICIPANTS IN THEIR ONGOING PURSUIT OF CONFIDENCE, STRENGTH, AND INDEPENDENCE. WE PROUDLY SERVE UNITED STATES MILITARY VETERANS AND ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS, AS WELL AS INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES WITH A BROAD RANGE OF: 1. PHYSICAL DISABILITIES 2. INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES 3. EMOTIONAL DISABILITIES 4. BEHAVIORAL DISABILITIES 5. DIFFICULT LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES

FOR 28 YEARS, OUR DEDICATED TEAM OF INSTRUCTORS, VOLUNTEERS, AND THERAPISTS HAS OFFERED A VARIETY OF ACCESSIBLE AND INDIVIDUALIZED EQUINE ASSISTED ACTIVITIES AND THERAPIES, EACH SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO EMPOWER, INSPIRE, AND ENRICH. THROUGH THE POWERFUL BOND BETWEEN HORSE AND RIDER, WE ASSIST OUR PARTICIPANTS IN THRIVING IN THEIR DAILY LIVES. MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS WERE MADE IN 2021, DESPITE THE OBSTACLES PRESENTED BY THE CONTINUED CONCERNS OF COVID-19. UNITED, WE STOOD IN STRENGTH AND RESOLVE, DETERMINED TO KEEP OUR DOORS OPEN SO THAT WE COULD CONTINUE EMPOWERING THE ABILITIES OF HUNDREDS. FUELED BY THE COMPASSION AND GENEROSITY OF OUR SUPPORTERS, WE WERE ABLE TO ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING: . VOTED BRONZE BEST NONPROFIT IN JACKSON HOLE . 40 NEW PARTICIPANTS ENGAGED IN OUR PROGRAMS . 108 UNDUPLICATED PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED SERVICES . 891 LESSONS FACILITATED . 95 DIFFERENT DIAGNOSES SERVED . 62% OF PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE TO RIDE . THE VIRTUAL ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM, CREATED IN 2020 IN RESPONSE TO COVID, CONTINUED THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF 2021 AND HAS BECOME A PERMANENT PROGRAM AT JHTR . ZERO COVID CASES WERE TRANSMITTED AT THE FACILITY OUR PATH INTL. CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS AND LICENSED THERAPISTS ARE EQUIPPED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO SERVE A MULTITUDE OF DISABILITIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: CEREBRAL PALSY, DOWN SYNDROME, LEARNING DISABILITIES, SPINA BIFIDA, EMOTIONAL DISORDERS, AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER, INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, PARAPLEGIA, AS WELL AS STROKE SURVIVORS AND CANCER PATIENTS. TO FULFILL OUR PARTICIPANTS' NEEDS, WE RELY ON A TEAM OF DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS. VOLUNTEERS PLAY AN INSTRUMENTAL ROLE IN THE PROVISION OF SERVICES, HELPING TO ASSIST RIDERS BY ENSURING THEIR SAFETY DURING THE RIDING LESSON. IN ADDITION TO OUR INSTRUCTORS, AS MANY AS THREE VOLUNTEERS MAY BE REQUIRED TO ASSIST EACH RIDER. IN ANY GIVEN YEAR, VOLUNTEERS DONATE BETWEEN 3,500-5,000 HOURS TO SUPPORT OUR PARTICIPANTS. TODAY, MORE THAN 250 INDIVIDUALS SEEKING TO GAIN CONFIDENCE, STRENGTH, AND INDEPENDENCE PARTICIPATE IN OUR PROGRAM. WE RECEIVE REFERRALS FROM TETON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION, C-V RANCH (A SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN WITH EMOTIONAL, BEHAVIORAL AND PHYSICAL NEEDS), COMMUNITY ENTRY SERVICES (AN ADVOCACY AND SERVICE ORGANIZATION FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES), HONORING OUR VETERANS, AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. TOGETHER, OUR HARDWORKING HORSES, DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS, AND KNOWLEDGEABLE STAFF HELP TO EMPOWER ABILITY AND MAXIMIZE POTENTIAL. LOOKING TO THE FUTURE, JHTR SEEKS TO UPGRADE ITS FACILITY AND ACQUIRE PASTURE OF ITS OWN. CURRENTLY, JHTR DEPENDS ON THE GENEROSITY OF LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO PROVIDE PASTURE FROM APRIL THROUGH OCTOBER. HORSES ARE TRANSPORTED TO DUBOIS, WY DURING THE WINTER MONTHS WHERE THEY ARE BOARDED AT 200-300 PER MONTH PER HORSE. BY UPGRADING OUR FACILITY AND ACQUIRING PASTURE OF OUR OWN, JHTR WILL BE EQUIPPED TO PROVIDE CONSISTENT, YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMMING TO OUR PARTICIPANTS WHO SO GREATLY DEPEND ON OUR SERVICES.