Hope, Horses & Kids

12/06/2024

Huge thank you to Jenkinson Family Christmas Trees for the donation of our very own, beautiful Christmas tree! She is getting dressed for our special Deck The Stalls event tomorrow! 🎄

If you haven’t yet got your Christmas Tree, Jenkinson Family located at the sports complex on North Main Street in Salinas just got a fresh new shipment in today!

12/06/2024

It’s nearly here! Our Deck The Stalls event is tomorrow, December 7th at the HHK barn, 710 Old Stage Road, Salinas.
The herds’ little helpers have been busy creating a winter wonderland for all to enjoy. No charge for entry, there will be optional paid for activities such as (equine) reindeer photo shoot and ornament crafting, complimentary hot cocoa and sweet treat bar, and the opportunity to hang with the herd 🐎 🐄 🐑 🐐 🐔 🐰.

There will also be a huge tack sale with everything you could ever need available for purchase - English or Western! All proceeds will benefit HHK.

See you there! 🎄

12/05/2024

Let us help you this Holiday Season with our first ever Holiday Helper Hangout. 🤶🏻

- This is an after school event where you can leave your kids at the barn to enjoy barnyard activities, crafts, pizza and more! We want to provide an affordable opportunity for parents to enjoy some quiet time without the kids to create holiday magic 🎁 , finish their Christmas shopping 🛍️ or just enjoy some quiet time to get chores done.

- December 13th 3.30pm - 7.30pm.

- $10 an hour, drop them for one hour or all 4!

- HHK Barn, Rancho Cielo Youth Campus, 710 Old Stage Road, Salinas, CA, 93908.

- RSVP’s would be appreciated but are not required.

- Spread the word to friends and families 🎄

12/05/2024

We are so honored to be partnered with such an incredible organization Rancho Cielo Youth Campus. Thank you for the opportunity to allow us to serve your students and the youth of Monterey county.

12/03/2024

This giving Tuesday, please consider donating to Hope, Horses & Kids. Every donated dollar is matched by a percentage in the MCGives! campaign, and every dollar is used towards keeping our horses healthy and doing a job they could no longer do.
It also enables us to make horses accessible and affordable to all, especially the youth of Monterey County who so badly need connection, outdoor space, nature and a safe community to thrive in. We are truly making a positive difference to the lives of the people and horses who visit our barn. We are so grateful for anything and everything donated.

https://www.montereycountygives.com/nonprofit/hope-horses-kids/

12/02/2024

Don’t forget this weekend is our annual Christmas wreath making event 🎄 plus other fun festive family friendly activities at the barn!

- Where: HHK Barn, 710 Old Stage Road, Salinas, CA, 93908.
- When: Saturday December 7th, 10am-2pm.
No charge for entry, you can pay per activity or pay for a bundle (details in flyer).

Everyone is welcome to come and hang with the animals if they don’t want to participate in any of the paid for activities. We’d love to see you there! 🐴 🐐 🐄 🐔 🐈 🐑

11/29/2024

Happy (belated) Thanksgiving from our herd to yours 💞. As always we are extremely grateful for our donors, our clients, our board, our staff, our volunteers, and everyone who helps keep this machine running. Without you we couldn’t do the work we do to help serve our community by making horses and our barn accessible and affordable to all. 🙏🏻

Our MCGives! campaign is still going strong. All donations are matched by a percentage that we eventually get, to keep our animals healthy and capable of doing the jobs they do.

https://www.montereycountygives.com/nonprofit/hope-horses-kids/

11/26/2024

Reindeer Ben is in dress rehearsal for our December 7th event, Deck the Stalls! He loves to dress up and take photos - let’s be honest, he just loves being the center of attention 😍. We can’t wait to see you there, 10am-2pm. There is no entry fee to the barn, but there are many events to pick and choose from if you wish to participate in any 🎄 ☕️

11/23/2024

Happy Saturday! We are looking for a wagon wheel to complement a new sign we had made by a local artist. Any ideas? Thank you!

11/23/2024

Our resident goat brothers Dutch and Crunch (Dutch pictured here) also love attention and learning new tricks!

11/21/2024

This is Equine Assisted Learning at its finest. Duncan, a pro at the ‘get one hoof in the hula hoop’ game absolutely won’t do it until you ask him correctly, even though he knows exactly what you want him to do 😏. The focus, connection, determination and resilience our client showed just shines through in this picture! Here she is gently trying to coax that right front foot forward half a step - easier said than done! We love what we do! 🫶🏻

11/18/2024

Our MC Gives! campaign is live and accepting donations. All donations made to HHK help keep our herd healthy and happy, allowing them to do their jobs serving the community, by making horses accessible and affordable to all 💞. Click the link below to be taken to our donation page 🥰

https://www.montereycountygives.com/nonprofit/hope-horses-kids/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1W5y-kUwTSpCXDURsLDw-_rTUJYSIg0OsTFvFcGVaX5CIO-hU0Y7yjNlE_aem_5OFg36tPvC6inKKHqI0OBA

11/15/2024

Thanks to our generous donors we have been able to get our large arena footed and finished. Watch this space for future equine events hosted here! 🐎

11/14/2024

Today is the Day! The launch of MC Gives! 2024! Help us help continue the magic at Hope, Horses & Kids! We are honored to be part of this amazing campaign and your donations, big or small, make a difference. Can you help? Get HHK on the Leaderboard today! Please share far and wide and let's make this the best MC Gives year yet!

Monterey County Weekly Monterey Peninsula Foundation Community Foundation for Monterey County

Hope, Horses & Kids provides safe and affordable Equine Assisted Learning (EAL) opportunities to individuals of all ages who live with physical, cognitive and emotional challenges. These activities promote developmental and educational skills while building confidence, through the quiet strength of....

11/13/2024

Not just a horse barn….. did you know we also have rabbits, chickens, goats, sheep, a cat and a cow? Sometimes the kids just love to decompress in the Bunny Hilton after a session with the horses

11/11/2024

🔔 Save the date - Saturday, December 7th 🔔

HHK’s annual wreath making event has got an upgrade this year!🎄
There will be a day full of fun, festive, holiday activities including a ‘reindeer’ photo shoot featuring one of our equine all-stars 🦌, ornament making and hot cocoa bar!

We will also have a large amount of used tack priced to sell 🐎

Even if these activities don’t interest you, everyone is welcome to come and visit the barn 🐴 🐄 🐰 🐔 for the day. We look forward to seeing you there! ⭐️

11/06/2024

“And in the end, that’s what it’s all about. Connection, really. Do we understand ourselves? Are we connected with each other in a way that is life-giving and life-saving?” - Kwame Alexander.

In every session we do, there is some form of connection happening between horse and student, and there is always a teaching moment in there. In today’s society of screens and instant gratification, it’s refreshing to have your feet grounded and to be connected with a 4 legged friend.

10/31/2024

🎃Happy Halloween from our herd to yours🎃

Our horses love the attention of getting dressed up and parading around the barn! What were you for Halloween this year?!