November 2022
Dear Students, Friends, Family and Neighbors of Blue Rider Stables,
As we look towards the end of 2022, the Board, Staff, volunteers, and equines
want to thank you for a tremendous year.
You, our donors, friends, and students, have kept us advancing through the ups
and downs of the year. This has been no easy feat with the economic challenges
every one of us is facing. With your support, we can continue to offer
the programs that serve and help heal members of our community.
Some highlights from the past year:
● expanded our therapy programs to meet the needs of our community
● introduced three new equines to our herd to take on the workload of our retirees
● kept all 18 equines safe and comfortable, trained, and healthy, and happy with their life and work
● maintained our property in an ecologically responsible fashion
● provided scholarship support for our expanded client base
● served a total of 512 riders over the course of the year
“A huge THANK YOU, not only for the regular sessions that have improved my
mobility and strengthened me, but for what you did to rehab a recent, debilitating
back injury. What you did with Falcur and I markedly improved my mobility,
pain level and my confidence in what I could do with my body. I showed up
practically immobile, and left Blue Rider able to drive, turn my body freely and
safely and felt so much better. The work you did is unquestionably why I got so
much better so quickly. As someone who has typically relied on “traditional”
methods (I have worked in healthcare for over three decades), I am grateful for
the work you do and the care, gentleness and individual attention with which you
do it. Thank you!!” – Sharon Simmons
This coming year we intend to:
●Evolve our programs to optimally suit the growing and changing need of our riders
●Continue enhancing the health of our equines
●Expand support to our teaching staff
●Integrate new practices into our pasture maintenance
●Start building our new administrative building (including a REAL bathroom!)
We are here to serve our students and equines that need us and thrive through knowing and working with us. Our accomplishments are a testimony of trust from our community. We will continue to earn your trust as we grow our programs.
We invite you to make a donation today in support of our work. A gift, no matter how big or small, is essential to expanding our current operations and keeping our equines and riders safe and fulfilled.
Blue Rider has such a beautiful mission and place in this world, and each board member has again pledged and committed to helping make this year’s annual appeal profound and impactful for Blue Rider’s future.
We hope this inspires and empowers many others to do the same to help this wonderful organization.
