Horse Heritage Educational Program

21/06/2024

Summer session started this week with a wonderful group of students, volunteers and horses! And we are excited to have a new Instructor in Training working towards full certification as well this summer! ❤️

11/06/2024

Just one hour a week! That's all it takes to make a BIG impact on the life of one of our special students. Horse Heritage Educational Program is in search of arena volunteers to help with our adapted horseback riding program. One hour classes are held on Wednesday and Thursday mornings from 8am until noon. No horse experience is required and training is provided. Located just off Hwy 395, Valley, WA. For more information about us and what we do, go to www.horseheritage.org

22/03/2024

A great resume builder for your horse this summer! Plus they earn some hay money!

Looking to add to our Horse Herd for camp. Contact us if you have a horse that might fit the bill.

13/01/2024

Looking to add to our Horse Herd for camp. Contact us if you have a horse that might fit the bill.

12/01/2024

We are on the hunt for our 2024 Camp Wranglers! Apply here https://horseheritage.org/become-a-wrangler

09/10/2023

Wow, what a day! The perfect weather, fantastic turnout, and lots of smiles! Thanks to everyone who came out to ride in this year's event. You helped raise over $3,000 for our therapeutic riding program!!

Congratulations to our poker hand winners:
High Hand ($100): Kimberly Hunt
2nd High Hand ($75): Anna Payne
Low Hand ($25): Sarah Guthrie

We appreciate all the support! It's been a joy hosting this event and seeing the new & returning faces each year.

*PSA, we had a ride participant lose a teal & yellow Wells Lamont glove and another one lost two scoot boots on the trail. If you come across either, let us know and we can get you in touch with them!

29/07/2023

We’ve been at camp the last 2 weeks. Our horses are finally home and resting to resume activities with our riders!!

09/06/2023

School will soon be finished and we will be starting summer sessions of adapted riding. Do you have an hour or so each week to help our very special students? Classes are on Wednesday and Thursday mornings. Horse experience is not required and we will provide training!

14/05/2023

Unfortunately we were forced to rebuild our website. However, we are very excited with the new style and look!

Enhancing the lives of youth and families through the use of horses, community and nature while teaching communication, responsibility and respect. 

26/04/2023

Excited that the weather is cooperating and we’ll be back riding this week!

14/03/2023

The snow is hasn’t melted much, but the days are getting longer and spring has to be getting close! This seems like it’s been a really long winter vacation and the horses have been missing all their riders. Studies have shown that association with horses gives riders a boost in confidence, self-awareness and self-esteem. Sometimes these benefits show up right away, and sometimes it takes a few rides before you might see a difference. Our goal, as instructors, is to build upon each lesson’s objectives to reach the goals that we set for your rider. The amount of growth that you will see depends on many factors, more growth will be seen the more time that is spent riding.
Scheduling is open and I want to get you on our list! We will be starting adapted riding lessons April 12 and will continue through October. Obviously, this is weather dependent, but we are optimistic about it! We will not be offering hippotherapy again this year. However, we encourage all interested in hippotherapy to give therapeutic riding a try! Most riders see similar improvements to motor function and stamina from both activities. Reserve your spot by contacting us or at the following link!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf7OKhSMH_AcVRxLyg97zYlxS5jIRnELuys0PxpSSSQg5vjzw/viewform

14/02/2023

Spring is just around the corner (yay!) and it’s time to start recruiting camp horses! We’ve had a lot of changes in our personal herds in the last three years, so we’re looking at needing 4-5 beginner safe horses to round out the string.
▪️Location: YMCA Camp Reed (just east of Deer Park)
▪️Timeframe: Camp runs July 16-28. We will likely pull in borrowed horses the week prior to camp to get them ready.
▪️Requirements: We teach beginner (walk/minimal trot) lessons in the arena and easy 1-3 mile trail rides. Horses need to be able to stand tied and get along in a herd (horses are pastured in suitable personality groupings).
▪️Horses are reimbursed for hours worked at camp - it’s a great resume builder or job for your retired confidence builder, plus they earn some money towards their hay bill! If you have a horse that might fit the bill, please message us!

06/02/2023

Horse Heritage Educational Program is looking for wranglers for the 2023 camp season. We work with YMCA Camp Reed to provide the horse unit for camp. To put on an educational, safe, and fun horse program at camp, we rely on some fantastic horses and wranglers, and each year we look to add some new members to our team!
For more information on HHEP, becoming a wrangler, or leasing out your horse for camp, check out our website at www.horseheritage.org

03/10/2022

What an awesome day! We had a great turn out & so enjoyed getting to visit with everyone at check-in.
Congrats to our winners at this year's poker ride! Your checks will be in the mail this week.
1st place - Anna Anderson
2nd place - Lynnette Hamilton
Low Hand - Makaila Bergeron

Thanks to everyone that supported our program - we couldn't do what we do without you all! Also, we'd love to see any pictures from the ride!

23/08/2022

Good news! You can ride down a wooded trail at our Poker Ride on October 2nd! Save the date, more details to come!

29/04/2022

Volunteers needed for our adapted horseback riding program. One hour a week is all it takes to help a very special student! No horse experience needed, we provide training. Great opportunity to earn student volunteer hours. We'd love to have you join our team. Please visit www.horseheritage.org to find out more about our programs.

05/04/2022

VOLUNTEERS! Do you have an extra hour or two a week to help our special adapted riding students? We’re looking for arena volunteers for Thursday afternoon classes. We’ll provide you with the training for this fun and rewarding program. Contact us now! For more information about who we are and what we do go to www.horseheritage.org

14/03/2022

Scheduling is open and I want to get you on our list! We will be starting adapted riding lessons April 12 and will continue through October. This is weather dependent, but we are optimistic about it! Hippotherapy will be offered on WEDNESDAY mornings again this year starting June 15. There are a limited number of slots available for hippotherapy, so contact me early to get signed up! However, we encourage all interested in hippotherapy to give therapeutic riding a try! Most riders see similar improvements to motor function and stamina from both activities.
Please contact us to get on our list! (509)844-2556 or [email protected]

30/09/2021

The horses are the real heroes of our program!

07/07/2021

RIP Big Jake 🙏 The world's tallest horse has died in Wisconsin. Big Jake was 6-foot-10 and weighed 2,500 pounds.

news4sanantonio.com/news/nation-world/big-jake-worlds-tallest-horse-dies-in-wisconsin-at-age-20

25/06/2021

Say Cheese! 🧀
Not only do our students love to smile for the camera, so does Timer!
We're having a great time with our summer session, and are thankful we have plenty of shade in the morning to keep us cool!