Creating a path to unbridled moments. Witness the magic.
EATSF is a premier accredited center with the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship (PATH), International. The center is a member of Region 5, which includes: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee, Puerto Rico, the Caribbean Islands (Aruba, Bermuda, Dominican Republic), and South Africa.
01/16/2025
Have you seen the new barn aisle at Equine-Assisted Therapies of South Florida, Inc.?! We cannot thank our friends at IDA Development and our amazing donors enough for helping to make our barn more accessible, and even more beautiful.
Right after the new year, this crew worked hard to install Equitan footing before our programming started again. The before and after photos are incredible, just like the amazing crew from IDA Development! ❤🐴
Want to two step down the barn to test out the footing? Give us a call at 954-974-2007 to set up your own personal tour today!
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01/15/2025
Jose says, "Haay friends, did you know that Carrots and Coffee is tomorrow from 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m.? I am looking forward to a few treats!"
Join us tomorrow, enjoy a cup of coffee and meet a few eager herd member for Carrots and Coffee. Pro tip: hide the carrots! ❤🐴
To RSVP, contact our Development Director, Jennifer Mitchell at [email protected] or call us at 954-974-2007.
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01/14/2025
Check out who is working on her fitness! 💪❤🐴
It's Beauty! Our sweet girl is now being walked under saddle to work on increasing her stamina. What an amazing day!
Thank you to all of our amazing friends, and supporters for helping this amazing pony get back to what she loves most. It always takes a village.
Image: A photo of a dark brown pony with a rider in a navy shirt and black pants under a red covered riding arena.
01/13/2025
The EATSF "dance card" is filling up - mark your calendars!
Preparations are already underway for the 8th Annual Day at the Races, in partnership with Gulfstream Park! Save the date for Sunday, March 16th for a day in the Ten Palms Room, supporting our horse herd! Don't miss out on a beautiful day, just like this one! ❤🐴
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01/10/2025
New year, same smiles! ❤🐴
At EATSF, the barn serves as an anchor for friendship, acceptance, and achievement. The "Stable Society Monthly Giving" program helps to make lessons, feed orders, and everything in between possible!
Join us and become one of our Stable Society members as we work to fulfill the EATSF mission in 2025, and every day after.
⭐ $10/month (less than 50 cents a day!) covers 2 therapeutic lessons for a participant each year.
⭐ $20/month provides 8 fly masks for the horse herd.
⭐ $35/month supports 1 bale hay for the horse herd each week.
⭐ $50/month funds 10 weeks of our services to a participant.
Make your impact and invest in the EATSF mission today! Contact our Development Director, Jennifer Mitchell at 954-974-2007 or [email protected].
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01/08/2025
New year, same party! ❤🐴
Did you know that our "Stable Society Monthly Giving Program" helps EATSF keep lessons like these running smoothly? In 2025, we are looking for three "cow pokes" to join our stable of friends and become monthly donors! A contribution of any amount helps everyone "witness the magic!"
⭐ $10/month (less than 50 cents a day!) covers 2 therapeutic lessons for a participant each year.
⭐ $20/month provides 12 salt blocks for the horse herd.
⭐ $35/month supports 1 bale hay for the horse herd each week.
⭐ $50/month funds 10 weeks of our services to a participant.
Your monthly donation is more than just a gift—it’s a lasting contribution to the lives of those who need it most. As we enter this new year, we invite you to become a monthly donor and help us create lasting change in 2025.
To join the Stable Society, contact our Development Director, Jennifer Mitchell at 954-974-2007 or [email protected] today!
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01/07/2025
While we are still getting used to writing out "2025," we're excited about the future—and you can be front and center! Your support has already made a profound impact on the lives of children and adults with special needs through the healing bond with our horse herd.
Make a lasting difference in the new year by becoming a monthly donor. Your consistent gift helps us care for our herd, maintain scholarships, and expand our reach.
Your monthly gift makes a difference, at any amount - want to see some examples?
⭐️ $10/month: 3 helmets for participants
⭐️ $20/month: 12 gallons of fly spray for the EATSF horse herd
⭐️ $35/month: 1 week of grain for the EATSF horse herd
⭐️ $50/month: 10 weeks of therapeutic mounted or unmounted lessons for a participant
Start 2025 with purpose. Become a monthly donor today and help create a future of healing and hope! ❤🐴
Please contact Jennifer Mitchell at 954-974-2007 or email at [email protected] to get started!
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01/03/2025
Guess who "bolted" back to the barn to help with some electrical projects?! Our friends at Bell Brothers Electric are always as quick as lightning! Thank you to our amazing friends for always keeping us well lit and powered up!
If you are looking for a local and reliable electrician, we couldn't recommend this team enough. ⚡️❤🐴
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01/02/2025
Barn work never stops...even during the holiday season, and we are deeply grateful to the extra hands and big hearts that joined us on the "eves" of the holidays to lend a hand to our barn closing! 💪❤🐴
EATSF volunteers ROCK! Are you looking to jumpstart your 2025 with service at a local nonprofit organization?! We would love to have you as a volunteer! Give us a call at 954-974-2007 or email [email protected] to sign up for an upcoming "New Volunteer Orientation."
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12/31/2024
We are waving "bye" to 2024, and saying "haay" to 2025! 👋❤🐴
Cheers to a brand new year of horses, fun, and friends at EATSF! Thank you all for helping us to witness the magic this year and beyond.
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12/25/2024
"And what to my wondering eyes should appear," but a silly grey horse named Goose! Goose and the herd at EATSF wish everyone a very happy holiday season....and to all a good night! ❤🐴
We are grateful for the magic that we share and receive from our families, and friends! ✨
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12/24/2024
Over the weekend, we had the honor of permanently dedicating our outdoor arena as the "Dr. Jerry H. Rudnick Arena." A big thank you to Broward County Parks for making it possible!
Dr. Rudnick dedicated his life to the wellbeing of so many horses and people, especially those at EATSF. His spirit lives on in the magic that we witness each and every day.
Thank you, Dr. Rudnick. ❤🐴
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12/23/2024
Thank you to everyone who supported our "Deck the Stalls" Campaign!
From buckets, to halters, fly masks, pitch forks, and salt blocks - the herd and humans at EATSF are deeply grateful for all the wishes fulfilled! You helped to make our holidays bright, thank you! ✨❤🐴
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12/21/2024
On the last and final day of our "Deck the Stalls" celebration, we want to express our heartfelt gratitude to all who’ve joined us in making this holiday season special for our horses and the entire organization! ❤🐴
The EATSF barn represents a safe, warm spot for everyone who comes across the threshold (horse and human alike)!
To keep the barn running like it does, it also needs a few tools, supplies and equipment:
We are so grateful for your support in helping us provide the best possible care for our horses and barn. Each contribution, whether it’s an item from the list or a thoughtful gift card, goes a long way in ensuring that our program continues to thrive. Every gesture, big or small, makes a meaningful difference!
Thank you for considering EATSF in your holiday giving. 🌟✨ Happy holidays to all, and to all a good day!
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12/20/2024
What a great post from our friends at the Coconut Creek Police Department! We are always better together! ❤🐴
12/20/2024
Our newest herd member is the last EATSF herd member to be featured for "Deck the Stalls!" ❤🐴
Lucy is our 17-year-old Bay Roan Belgian Draft/Quarter Horse Cross, who joined us last year from Virginia. Prior to coming to EATSF, Lucy worked in both therapeutic riding and unmounted horsemanship programs, and now she’s bringing her gentle spirit to our herd! Lucy absolutely loves being pampered, especially when it comes to grooming and scratches—she’ll make all kinds of happy faces to show just how much she enjoys it!
This holiday season, Lucy has a wish list to help make her stall even more special:
1. Flyguard Flymask w/ Ears (X-Full, Aqua)
2. 7.5lb Himalayan Salt Block on Rope (Quantity: 2)
3. JP Korsteel Stainless Steel Copper Oval Link Loose Ring Horse Snaffle Bit (5.5)
4. DuraFlex Flat Back Bucket (20 Qt Royal Blue, Quantity: 1) PURCHASED
Thank you for helping us deck sweet Lucy's stall for the holidays and make this season extra special for her! ✨🌟
Shop local with or give our office a call at 954-974-2007 to talk to us about our Amazon Wish List or donate directly!
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12/19/2024
A big thank you to Atlantic Technical College and Technical High School's TIE Program for utilizing our space for their event yesterday!
Students from ATC worked with members of the Coconut Creek Police Department and the Coconut Creek Fire Department to practice job interviewing skills, and got some horsey love too, because we are always better together! ❤🐴
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12/19/2024
It's only right to feature Goose today (to follow his best friend Beauty)! ❤🐴
Goose is our 15-year-old Thoroughbred and proud OTTB (Off the Track Thoroughbred)! Goose came to us through the Florida TRAC program, which helps rehabilitate retired racehorses. Since joining the EATSF family, Goose has become an essential part of our therapeutic riding and unmounted programs.
This holiday season, Goose has a special wish list to help deck his stall with some much-needed items:
1. Shires Topaz Nylon Breakaway Halter (Cob Size, Color: Red)
2. Amigo Hero Ripstop Turnout Light OG Sheet (Size 75, Color: Blue/Navy & Grey) PURCHASED
3. 7.5lb Himalayan Salt Block on Rope (Quantity: 2)
4. DuraFlex Flat Back Bucket (20 Qt Royal Blue, Quantity: 2) PURCHASED
Thank you for helping us deck Goose's stall for the holidays and make this season extra special for him! ✨🌟
Shop local and touch the merchandise at Saddle Shop or give our office a call at 954-974-2007 to talk to us about our Amazon Wish List or donate directly!
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Equine-Assisted Therapies of South Florida, Inc. (EATSF) was founded in 1982 by Soroptimist International of Boca Raton and the Kiwanis Club of Boca Raton. The organization began as a community project of the Soroptimist women, soon developing into a fully functioning program with the help of the Kiwanis Club of Boca Raton and several other members of the local community. The program began by serving 6 children with special needs on 6 borrowed horses in a public field in Palm Beach County.
Beginning as Horses and the Handicapped of South Palm Beach County in 1982, the organization and its stewards have remained vigilant to the ever-changing special needs community and societal changes. Today, EATSF offers four different programs and has grown to serve more than 100 children and adults with special needs annually through four programs, including: Therapeutic Riding, Hippotherapy, Equine-Facilitated Learning and Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy.
We manage a 5.25-acre campus within Tradewinds Park in Coconut Creek that is home to a 12-stall barn, covered riding arena, grazing paddocks and a therapeutic learning center. Our equine programs are executed with the aid of 11 specially trained therapy horses and assisted by more than 300 volunteers, donating more than 10,000 hours of their time and talents. EATSF is a Premier Accredited Center with the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship (PATH) International, placing the organization within the top 25% of therapeutic riding centers around the world.
Our Mission: We are dedicated to providing therapeutic riding and equine-activities to children and adults with special needs so that they may improve physically, mentally, and emotionally.
Our Vision: We envision a place where abilities are strengthened, where activities lead to self-confidence, and each person can experience life without limits.
