Giving individuals with disabilities the joy of working with horses

Where Horses Offer Healing and Growth  

The steady rhythm and movement of riding creates natural emotional regulation—where children find their calm, build their strength, and celebrate their growth through the healing power of horses.

Because of You, Mabrey Has Found Her Place to Shine

When Mabrey was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy as a toddler, her family hoped she would one day find an activity where she could feel confident, capable, and celebrated.

Thanks to supporters like you, she found that place at The Red Barn.

While her brothers play traditional sports, Mabrey has discovered her own passion through riding. Every lesson builds strength, confidence, and independence, and every ribbon on her bedroom wall is a reminder of what she can achieve.

But the impact goes beyond the arena. Through caring instructors, dedicated volunteers, and gentle horses, Mabry has found a community that believes in her. Her mother says The Red Barn has been a place of healing for their entire family.

Your generosity makes stories like Mabrey's possible. Every gift helps provide life-changing equine-assisted services for children and families who need hope, confidence, and connection.

Because of you, children like Mabrey aren't defined by their challenges, they're empowered by their possibilities.

A young girl with blonde hair, wearing a navy polo shirt and red shorts, standing next to a dark brown horse with a purple halter. She is smiling and holding a handmade birthday card with a writing and a colorful rainbow drawing. The setting is an outdoor grassy area with trees in the background.

“The Red Barn is a critical place for us and my son with autism. It’s somewhere that he can feel successful and accomplished. I wish there were more places like this out there.”

A young girl sitting on a white and brown horse at a fairground. She is wearing a riding helmet and a blue ribbon, with other people and horses in the background.

“It’s a gift for our daughter and for us as a family. She loves animals and riding is her special sport that only she does in our family.”