Grace Therapeutic Horse Program

08/27/2024

07/27/2024

A beautiful day with beautiful people. Our annual Memory Care luncheon at the Barn. Elders that love to share their stories about days gone by. Having percherons and clearing land. To riding saddlebreds and loving life!!!! Always a joy. (A special shout out to incredible volunteers: Maiya, Andria, Sarah, Ann and Diane. What hearts you have.
I love you all)!!!! ❤️❤️

07/20/2024

Church at the Farm!!! July 21 11:00. Everyone welcome.
Join with Unity Church. Hope to see you here.
12608 NE 299th street Battleground
Bring a chair if able!

07/09/2024

Best way to spend a summer day (even during a heat wave). Thanks Pastor Curtis and Debra and all your junior leaders. What a wonderful group of kids and leaders. We love having you here. ❤️

07/07/2024

A farm with a mascot.... is one of the biggest blessings there is. Many come with heavy hearts and saddened souls....but often find refuge and relief. Even if it is just for a moment.
My heart is overwhelmed today. Remanicing about all our babies that give so much of themselves. What a blessing to watch each of them "at work." ❤️. Our love and appreciation for our (team members) is never-ending. They are a gift from God! And today....well today I just want to say "thank you" for helping to change lives. ❤️

05/23/2024

It is with great sadness and regret.....that I had to make some tough decisions. And the end result is, we will not be adding this sweet little guy to our farm family just yet. Sometimes what "we want and what we need" collide and hard decisions have to be made. Some financial needs arose and my time and energy is a bit maxed out. (Somebody told me I wasn't getting any younger). 😳😳.
Maybe someday.....hope everyone understands. We were all so excited. ❤️.
Cowboy will have to do for some hugs. ❤️

05/22/2024

Thanks to Leilani Nichols....I'm so proud of this boy. He is doing so good in his new home!!!! It's always such a blessing when one of our babies gets to transition to their destiny. This boy is going places. This is what he was made for!
And I'm so grateful!! ❤️

05/15/2024

What an incredible life lesson. Love this❤️

04/22/2024

Thank you Leland, for choosing us to complete your Eagle Scout project. You are such an awesome young man and a joy to work with! Our equipment and storage area is AMAZING!!!
THANKS to the entire group and of course to parents Dave and Mary. You are raising some. fine young men. Again...we are so thrilled! ❤️

04/14/2024

Wonderful Open Barn Day!!!! April 2024 ❤️
Close to 50 people here. Couldn't do it without AMAZING people (Amanda, Ann, Diane, River, Thom, Cassie, Kirstan and many more).
So good to see Sue Martin and kids Jen-Jen and Nova. Michelle, Luke C. And kids. John A. and his darling two. Newcomer Sarah J. And boys!!!! Megan, wife and girls!!!! Ed, beautiful wife and kids, Kathy and daughter, Carrie from hospice and sweet wife. My Choochoo and Etopi!!!! Brandon and his 2 sweeties (who belong to Charity RN From long past ago) Everly her darling daughter! My extended church family Emily, Mark and kids. Cindy and friend. And of course Eva!!!! Please please forgive me for those I missed. I'm a tired old woman. Lol
So much fun. Love my work friends and their sweet precious families! We are so blessed. ❤️
Thanks to all those who brought wonderful food!!! What would we do without you (starve).

04/02/2024

My sweet precious sister decided, at the age of 74. And after not having been on a horse for over 55 years.....that she wanted to ride. It was like a miracle. After losing her husband (and the absolute love of her life) over 2 years ago....she has had a rather rough time. She has been experiencing some issues with her cognitive abilities and it has been very sad and frustrating for her.
But today. Today was like a journey back in time for her. Her memory and her ability to recall that imprint of riding in her mind's archive....was unbelievable. I was in complete shock as she confidently hopped up on Hunk and cantered off. And anyone that knows my sister, knows that is just not like her. She was confident and poised. Her seat was good and her hands light. She was so incredibly happy. Like REALLY HAPPY.
And then...she cried tears of great joy. She has missed it so much. She has missed that part of her mind that seems to have traveled so far away lately. She has longed for those memories. For some sort of remembrance of days gone by.
Thank you God. For giving her this gift. For allowing her sweet heart to "feel all those feelings" again. And to bring her such peace. And of course....great joy. ♥️
Once again...these animals far surpass every imaginable expectation i could have ever had . They are the greatest miracle-makers ever. ♥️.
We are all beyond blessed on this beautiful day.
(Video included in comments. It is superb indeed).

03/21/2024

Well we had a mishap with an aggressive group of raccoons. Our new sweet gray rooster lost all his hens and he was devastated. He was coming up every morning....to report how sad he was without his girls.
So...Cassie announced at work several days ago, that she had 6 beautiful hens that she was rehoming. Yesterday Devon and Ben delivered the sweet girls to Chicken City. We put them inside the coop to allow time to settle in.
Mr Rooster caught wind that his coop was full. We found him peering in through the window...talking to them. ❤️. And at last. All are together. Happy and content. ❤️
Success at the farm! Thanks Cassie!!!!

03/06/2024

I've always liked to consider my glass as being half full. But this puts a whole new spin on being an optimist!!!! ♥️

03/05/2024

Early morning shenanigans at the barn.... ❤️

02/28/2024

Enjoying farm life as the seasons change. ❤️.
The beauty of a simple afternoon of stall cleaning....

02/11/2024

Winter Woolies 2024.
Not our best show to date. But still alot of fun with the people you love the most!!! We have some practices to catch up on. We seem to have a couple horses that are too "herd bound."
What a shock. Maybe we just like to all be together.....including our horses.
Thanks Diane, Chris, River, Tina, Thom, Amy, Travis (and kids), Hegie and especially Casey and Mark who took time out of their Superbowel Sunday. What dedication!!!
Thanks all for your love and support for the girls! ❤️❤️

01/14/2024

Freezin Fun 2024:

Morning coffee with Diane and on to unfreeze waters and keep animals happy and warm....
How do people do this for months at a time. ♥️
(It has to be an apocalypse for me to wear a hat). Lol

01/11/2024

This is Rocky (or Bo) our most recent rescue. He came in so sad. And scared. And not wanting ANY human interaction.. He was pretty banged up and never wanted to be touched around the head and neck. He had a pretty nasty scar above his eye and bite marks on his body.
Somewhere in his years....he was not dealt a happy hand in life. I often wonder.....when do they finally decide that they might give it another try at humans. When do they decide to trust again. I love to experience the transformation. It is miraculous. And always a blessing. These pictures tell it all. Even after a week or two, he did not want me to come close to him.
But in the comments you will see him today. I was watching him run in the arena. So happy. But when I wanted him to keep it up and frolic so I could video him. He just wanted to keep circling back to his momma. ❤️.
Brought tears to these momma's eyes. So grateful.

12/28/2023

Farm Life.....The boys were yelling at me because an Amazon package came. Either that or they wanted meal worms! ❤️❤️. Have I said lately... that I love farm life? Blessed.

12/25/2023

Merry Christmas 2023!!! GRATEFUL for all our Family and Friends. We are so blessed ro have you in our lives!! Today we are thankful and blessed. May you experience the magic of Christmas Day....♥️🙏

12/13/2023

Christmas Open House 2023.
What a great way to end this year..... with our Open House at the barn and over 100 family and friends (and some new friends from the community) joining us. We just want to thank all those who helped us make this happen. The list is long. ❤️. Just know you are so loved and appreciated for your talents and your dedication. (A huge shout out to Lexi and her sweet friend, Katie, Amy, Rusty, Liz, Diane, Ann and Thom to name a few). Best friends/family ever!!!!
We are so blessed to share our little space here, with others. Our horses, dogs, chickens and bunnies love to spread their joy. We pray for an amazing upcoming new year in 2024!
Thank you for your love and support. We could never do this alone. Nor would we want to!!!
Merry Christmas from the Grace Barn ❤️

12/13/2023

What an amazing day at the barn!!!! Fort Vancouver Lifeskills Class. What a privilege to be able to spend a beautiful day together. Horses, wonderful friends, great volunteers, lunch together and a sunny day! A wonderful time had by all!!! ❤️❤️

12/09/2023

Sleeping little cow so adorable 😍

12/06/2023

I had a short burst of "Horse insanity" and took in a (free) arabian stallion knowing I could never have a stallion here in our program. He was a bit out of control with his hormones, the first few days and I was a bit intimidated. Lol
However he is such an incredible boy. He is sweet and eager and kind. It always amazes me when I get a wild idea...and God is always so patient with some of my "Horse insanity" moments. Sammy had witnessed large fires and chaos awhile back, in the big fires outside Spokane. It must have been very scary for him and his herd as they were let loose to make it out alive.
I was talking to him about this situation and he just kind of snuggled in....lots of loving and sweet moments with this guy.
Even when I had to break the news to him, that his manhood would be coming to an abrupt end today and his little fellas have to come off. Sorry Sammie. It's going to be ok. I promise. ❤️

12/06/2023

Fleeting thoughts when it's raining, stalls are wet and your soaked to the bone. ❤️

12/05/2023

Don't forget a Special Saturday at our Christmas Barn!!! Can't wait to see everyone. ❤️