SILVER LINING RIDING PROGRAM

Provides adaptive riding and horsemanship lessons to children and adults with disabilities, veterans, and first responders, serving over 40 riders weekly across age groups (4 to 90) in 8-week lesson blocks. Programs aim to build strength, communication, life skills, and confidence through structured equine interaction.

Provides adaptive riding and horsemanship lessons in 8-week blocks to over 40 children and adults with disabilities weekly, impacting individuals in the West Valley. These programs utilize a herd of ten horses and are supported by certified instructors and volunteers.

Provides adaptive riding and horsemanship lessons in 8-week blocks to over 40 children and adults with disabilities weekly, impacting individuals in the West Valley. These programs utilize a herd of ten horses to help riders build strength, develop communication, practice life skills, and grow in confidence.

Offers Equine Assisted Learning (EAL) to individuals and groups, using interactions with horses to develop life skills, confidence, and teamwork.

Offers Equine Assisted Learning (EAL) to individuals and groups to develop life skills, confidence, and teamwork through structured ground-based interactions with horses. Includes specialized programs such as Moms Camp, a six-week initiative using horses to support connection and personal growth for mothers.

Offers Equine Assisted Learning to individuals and groups to build life skills, confidence, and teamwork through structured interactions with horses, including specialized programs like Moms Camp and HorsePower for targeted populations.

Offers need-based scholarships covering up to 75% of rider fees for one session when funds are available. Awards are limited to one per rider per ride year and two per household, with applications reviewed quarterly by the Board of Directors.

Offers scholarships covering up to 75% of rider fees for one session to individuals with financial limitations, reviewed quarterly by the Board of Directors. Awards are limited to one per rider per ride year and two per household.

Provides scholarships covering up to 75% of rider fees for one session per rider per ride year (and two per household) to individuals with financial limitations, with applications reviewed quarterly by the Board of Directors.

Offers need-based scholarships covering up to 75% of rider fees for one session, awarded quarterly by the Board of Directors, with limits of one per rider per ride year and two per household when funds are available.

Engages more than 50 volunteers to support riding lessons by walking beside riders, grooming horses, assisting with barn chores, and helping with tacking and leading horses. Volunteers also serve on committees for events, fundraising, marketing, or programs.

Engages over 50 volunteers in various support roles including sidewalking, grooming, tacking, leading horses, and barn maintenance. Volunteers also serve as Barn Buddies, Grooming Crew, Coach & Sidewalker, and Tack & Leading teams, and participate in committees supporting events, fundraising, marketing, and program operations.

Engages over 50 volunteers in various roles, including supporting riding lessons as coach and sidewalkers, grooming crew, tack and leading, and barn buddies for chores and organization. Volunteers also serve on committees for events, fundraising, marketing, or programs.

Engages over 50 volunteers in structured roles including Coach & Sidewalker, Grooming Crew, Tack & Leading, Barn Buddies, and committee participation to support riding lessons, barn operations, events, and program delivery.

Offers on-site tours to demonstrate Adaptive Riding & Horsemanship and Equine-Assisted Learning programs to visitors. Hosts special community events such as holiday barn visits featuring the Sensitive Santa tradition.

Hosts on-site tours to showcase adaptive riding and equine-assisted learning programs and organizes special events such as holiday barn visits with the Sensitive Santa tradition to engage the community.

Maintains a herd of 10 horses, including two miniature horses, to support therapeutic and educational programming. The herd includes horses acquired through donation (e.g., Shadow, Boomer), purchase (e.g., Woody, Padma, Indy), and lease (e.g., Sunny), with ongoing management to ensure program capacity and horse welfare.

Maintains a herd of 10 horses, including two miniature horses, and acquires new horses through donations, purchases, and leases to support therapeutic programming, with documented acquisitions between 2017 and 2025.

Operates HorsePower, a dedicated program for veterans and first responders that uses horse-grounded, non-riding activities to foster purpose, connection, and emotional healing.

Operates the HorsePower program, which uses horse-grounded activities to foster purpose, connection, and healing for veterans and first responders.

Offers Moms Camp, a six-week program that utilizes horses to facilitate connection, courage, and rediscovery for mothers.

Provides adaptive riding and horsemanship lessons to children and adults with disabilities, veterans, and first responders through structured 8-week lesson blocks, serving over 40 riders weekly at the West Valley facility.

Offers Equine Assisted Learning (EAL) to individuals and groups, including a specific "Moms Camp" program, to develop life skills, confidence, and teamwork through interactions with horses.