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Therapeutic Riding Center | Virginia

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Horses

Be a Horse Partner!

Sponsor one of our amazing horses…

We offer sponsorship opportunities to accommodate all budgets, from $1,000 to $5,000 per year, payable at once or in monthly installments.

  • A gift of $5,000:
    Title Sponsorship: We will place an engraved plaque on the stall for one year and send you two photo progress reports during the year.
  • A gift of $3,000:
    Horse Host will cover room and board expenses. We’ll send you two photo updates.
  • A gift of $2,000:
    Health & Happiness sponsorship will fund veterinary services. We’ll send you two photo updates.
  • A gift of $1,000:
    No Foot, No Horse: Your gift will cover farrier services (hoof trims and shoes) for one year. We’ll send you a photo update – with freshly trimmed hooves and new shoes (if the horse wears shoes – some go barefoot).
Click here to sponsor a horse!

A girl rides Reba in the outdoor arena while a woman leads her.

Reba

A redhead with a big personality, Reba is a QH mare.  At a sturdy, 15.1 hands she is a great size for large or small riders, can be ridden independently and does great on the lead.  Such a reliable girl!

Title Sponsor: Sue Miller

Additional Sponsorship Opportunities Available!

Stella

Every equine assisted services program needs a Stella.  She does everything well and is unflappable.  Independent riders can canter her, and new riders can safely be left to figure out steering with Stella.

Title Sponsor: Sue Becker

Additional Sponsorship Opportunities Available!

A girl rides Stella at the trot along the arena rail. A leader is guiding Stella so the girl can ride with both arms straight out in front of her.
Posie stands calmly next to an older woman who is petting her. You can see the top of the woman's walker below Posie's head.

Posie

Posie (Mariposa) is a 2008 Arab/Andalusian cross. She has an energetic walk – great movement for our hippotherapy participants – and a lovely, smooth trot that makes learning sitting trot a dream for our adaptive riders.

Title Sponsor: Sue Miller

Additional Sponsorship Opportunities Available!

Zelda

Zelda is a glamorous, bay and white, draft cross, paint mare.  She is eight years old and stands 15 hands tall.  Zelda is a sturdy girl, a little like riding a loveseat.  She is leased to Simple Changes by a local horsewoman and we are very grateful!

Title Sponsor: Raise a Glass for Zelda

Additional Sponsorship Opportunities Available!

A boy sits on Zelda's back and plays with a braid in her mane while she stands patiently.
A young woman smiles at the camera as she rides Chance alongside the arena wall. Chance is being led by a volunteer and two other volunteers are acting as sidewalkers on either side of the rider.

Chance

Chance is a 16 hand, bay, Off the Track Thoroughbred (OTTB) gelding. Formerly a hunter for a competitive teen rider, he was donated to Simple Changes in 2022. Chance is a hard worker. He knows his job and does it well.

Title Sponsor: The Keough Family

Title Sponsor: Sips for Simple Changes

Additional Sponsorship Opportunities Available!

Gemini

Gemini is an older teenage draft cross. He stands 16.2 hands. He has done a little of everything including eventing, dressage, trail riding and natural horsemanship. He is proving to be an amazing addition to the Simple Changes herd!

Sponsorship Opportunities Available!

A young woman smiles at the camera as she rides Gemini, a tall grey horse. Another woman is helping to lead Gemini.
Tattoo calmly walks alongside a leader along the side of the arena while the boy riding him grins at the camera.

Tattoo

Tattoo is a newer member of the Simple Changes herd. He is a 14.3 hand, bay, Quarter Horse gelding. He spent his early days as a polo pony and now is gracing us with his presence as a steady Simple Changes team player.

Title Sponsor: IHO Beverly Drees

Additional Sponsorship Opportunities Available!

King

King is a 15 hand, 16-year-old, paint gelding.  He has two blue eyes and Medicine Hat markings — a darker area on the top of his head and ears, and a pink muzzle.  Native American legend associates Medicine Hat horses with magical powers, protection, and the ability to warn their riders of danger.  Two blue eyes were believed to enhance this protection. Perfect for an equine assisted activities horse!

Sponsorship Opportunities Available!

King, a paint horse, is led across the arena by a woman while a child sits on his back and smiles at the camera.