Horses of Hope

Leah Rose

Leah Rose

 Leah is a Social Work major at Pittsburg State University and is currently completing her senior year as an intern at Horses of Hope.  She has worked with horses for 5 years and worked with children with ADD/ADHD and Autism for 2 years.  Leah always has had a passion for anima

Cowboy and JessieClilck on this link to see a short video of our newest addition to our show team, KM All Of A Sudden or "Cowboy" and rider Jessie Naaykens.  A Big Thank You to Becky Hodge for donating this great young gelding to Horses of Hope!

GripGet A Grip (Better known as Grip) is a gruella, American Quarter Horse gelding donated by Margaret and Alan VanSkike of Diamond, MO.  Grip is one of the cornerstones of our program and Vallerie says he is her “go to man” when she has someone new or challenging to begin the program.  Grip is a retired show horse who cross trained in both western and dressage.  Grip’s unique color and delightful personality make him

SS Charlies MachineSS Charlies Machine (better known as Charlie) is a bay American Quarter Horse mare donated to HOH by Jennifer Walker.  Charlie is a big stout mare with a big personality to match!  Charlies is actively used in the therapeutic riding program and is one of the stars of our Show Team Hope.  She has earned the reputation as something of a "diva" around the barn.

Happy New Year

We are excited to begin weekly riding sessions in Kansas and Missouri.  If you are interested in riding or volunteering at either barn, please contact us.

Weekly rides begin in Kansas on Tuesday Jan 17.  We will begin our Hope School Program in Missouri on January 23 and will begin weekly rides February 7

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Follow this link to watch the great promo that KOAM, TV 7 has produced for Horses of Hope.

http://youtu.be/bokDTYhG0BA

It is now Thanksgiving and we are wrapping things up for 2011. 

We have had visits from local elementary students thanks to funding from the Cherokee County Health and Wllness Advisory Board and also from the Kansas Health Foundation.  This program includes disabilities awareness education and also healthy living choices.  A Big Thank You to the Riverton and Columbus Elementary staff for bringing your students to visit Horses of Hope!

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Now is the time to purchase your tickets for the 14th Annual Country Christmas Dinner Theatre.  This is a great family friendly night to help you and your loved ones feel the "Real" meaning of Christmas.  Purchase your tickets on line by using the "Purchase or Donate" link on the left of this page.   Or print out the form in the attachment below and mail in your reservations.

I have to say none of us are necessarily sad to see the end of this record breaking heat we had.  [img_assist|nid=206|title=Actually, the summer wore us plumb out!

It is only 25 Days 18 Hours 2 Minutes 1 Seconds (as of right NOW) til Mother Road Marathon beigns!  WOW!  Where has the summer gone? 

My training has been right on schedule, I have been able to keep all of my scheduled runs and am pretty happy with things.  A few weeks ago my 22 mile long run was AWFUL!  I started out to fast, didn't drink enough during the run and pretty much wilted at the end.  But I finished it.

I was much smarter from my 24 mile training run.  I kept my pace the designated 2 minutes slower then what my race pace will (h