Haven Horse Ranch

Watching Lacey work with the students is a true gift! I have watched students make true leaps and bounds of progress, and in the few months I’ve seen her work, their confidence has skyrocketed.

This organization has such a great team to work with! Their methods are so helpful and result in great improvements for their clients that may have been struggling with other therapies. You can feel the passion as soon as you step foot on their site and I hope they can continue their work for many years to come!

My dads friend works there and let’s me help out with the horses and it’s really fun and the horses are HILARIOUS!!!! And I love going over there and helping out!!

This is a great nonprofit organization for therapeutic riding.

I love visiting the horses! Tex is my favorite. Everyone is so well behaved and love attention!

Haven Horse Ranch is one of the best non profit organizations I’ve ever been with. I have been with lot of other nonprofit including one other therapeutic riding centers. In my opinion haven does way more then the past one I’ve been with not only do they focus on the child/adults disabilities but on how they can grow grow on there future as a rider. They have such a strong passion for the health of their horses.

Great place to learn to ride! I like to go on the trail rides as many times as possible.

This place is absolutely amazing! Such a great oppurtunity to learn how to horse back ride and get to experience such a great thing! Haven horse ranch does trail rides and lessons!

I don't know Much about horses but I do know the positive impact that they have on people! I like to help out with events and anything mechanical on the ranch and every encounter with the volunteers and staff has been very positive!

I am a Therapist here at Haven Horse Ranch and I receive so much joy in helping adults and children benefit from therapeutic horse back riding. I love meeting new people and I'm so thankful to have the opportunity to be apart of a great cause.

We love riding our horse Orion! My Daughter knows what day "horse day" is and gets so excited the whole day!

I am a volunteer at HHR and enjoy everyday I'm there! Its relaxing and enjoyable to work with the horses and kids.

Great program that makes a huge difference in a lot of lives.

This is a wonderful organization, who brings smiles, happiness and changes the lives of so many children and adults. Not only do they help the special needs and trouble kids and adults, they offer programs where a child can just come learn to ride. This isn't a place where is just about putting someone on a horse and riding around, the employees and volunteers here care about seeing someone smile, have a good time and learn! The people here do this because they want to help, they want to be a part of changing someones life and they love what they do, they spend long hours and dedicate a lot of their own time to help everyone who comes here.

Haven Horse Ranch is wonderful! The staff is professional, friendly, and respectful. The ranch is a clean and safe environment. My daughter loves attending camp and lessons at Haven Horse Ranch. They are dedicated to providing equine therapy to clients. Thank you for a terrific experience!

My 9 year old daughter has taken lessons for over a year now, and has attended multiple weeks of summer camps since she was 4. She loves it and she's learned many valuable life lessons while there, such as personal responsibility, independence, and strength of character. I love that they are instructed to do everything needed to take care of a horse, to try and problem solve by themselves first, and then ask for help. They have really helped my daughter to mature and grow into a self sufficient and confident horse rider.

Haven Horse Ranch truly excells at being a Great Nonprofit organization. To watch individuals whether child or adult receive such wonderful care and support from the staff to reach their fullest potential is a blessing! To see a child that could not control their own actions take control of a 1100 pound animal and ride around the arena is truly amazing. Watching an adult smile and laugh after riding around the pen after being so depressed they didn’t care if they lived or died. These miricles happen continuously at Haven Horse Ranch!

What a wonderful place to volunteer at! The change you see in the people's faces, their emotions, etc. after riding a horse is remarkable. Equine-assisted therapy helps children, teenagers, and adults who have various illnesses and injuries. People come to Haven Horse Ranch and are withdrawn, distant, agitated, etc., and then when they get on that horse, their whole world changes for the better. As a medical professional (RN, Paramedic) and a human being, I cannot speak highly enough of Haven Horse Ranch.

I began as a volunteer at Haven Horse Ranch helping individuals with disabilities at a Brooks horseback riding event. I enjoyed it so much I decided to get certified as an Equine therapist and began providing horse therapy at the ranch. It is amazing to see the progress of individuals who were fearful become confident once they are on a horse. I would recommend volunteering at the ranch in any capacity.

Haven Horse Ranch is a great place for people with disabilities to experience an activity that they may not normally get to experience. Ric and the staff of Haven go out of their way to help children of all ages ride a 1100 pound animal, that isn't an experience most people get to do in their entire lifetime, but to some of these kids it's just another day of therapy. The results that Haven Horse Ranch gets rivals some of the best rehab facilities in the nation! It would do your heart good to become a part of what they offer whether financially or by way of volunteering!!

I have been a member of this organization for going on 11 years. I have seen first hand the impact horses can have on a person's life. It is for that reason, I continue to dedicate my life to seeing that those we can help get the help they so desperately need.

Haven Horse Ranch changes lives; this non profit works with people who just happen to have a disability. This amazing ranch provides fun for anyone who wants to ride a horse, learn about a horse and more but the reason behind the ranch is what truly inspires. These beautiful horses have a purpose and serve it very well, children and adults come to the ranch maybe not being able to walk, or not wanting to speak and leave completely different. People being helped may have a disability but they sure don't show it, these people are the sweetest, funniest most loving characters you'll meet and Haven Horse Ranch shows them how important they really are. Children and adults alike get on the horses and the smiles are enough to warm your heart but you realize what is truly happening, life changing procedures not only in their happiness and fun but truly in their lives and the way they live. This ranch provides equine therapy allowing people to be healed through a riding session with a beautiful horse, allowing the participants to heal and get better; allowing lives to be changed, smiles to be made and a memory worth a lifetime. Haven Horse Ranch is not in this business for profit or fame; they are all down to earth people who work hard so other people can experience life change.

I have been a volunteer with Haven Horse Ranch for over a year and a half. I work directly with the horses (routine upkeep and preparation for rides) and it has always been my experiences that the horses are well cared for and well trained. The staff is friendly and caring and work well with the clients.

Haven Horse Ranch has once again done an exceptional job in 2017. Offering therapy to children with special needs, counseling to juveniles struggling to find their place in the world and special needs adults that are just looking for an activity to lift their spirits and boast their self esteem. The dedication of the management, staff and volunteers at the ranch is inspiring. This isn't just a job to them. I have personally seen them go above and beyond to help with fund raising events and even provide clean up when Mother Nature decided to gave us a hurricane to deal with. Their focus on making sure that the ranch can continue to provide a safe, clean and funded facility in which to provide their services to the community is really great to see. I look forward to many more opportunities to help them further their mission in the future.

This is an amazing organization that has helped so many special needs kids and adults. Their success stories are heart warming.

Hello everyone,
My name is Wayne and I am a nursing student at Keiser University in Jacksonville and we volunteer Haven horse ranch for some of our clinical hours. I will say that this program is awesome, the way that the kids react to getting therapy on horse back is amazing and no doubt increases the therapeutic effect of the activates performed. I came here for the first time not knowing what to expect, and after a couple of days of observation I can honestly say that my expectations of what equine therapy is and what it can do have been greatly exceeded. I would encourage anyone to come out and give this place a try, you will not be disappointed.

My 2 grandchildren, one is autistic with PTSD and one has ADHD and PTSD, have both been working with Lacey at Haven Horse Ranch and are now on their 3rd horse. The kids have gotten more out of Equine Therapy than counseling. They love coming to the ranch! It's been so great to see the kids finally benefit from some form of therapy. Counseling just isn't working for them but working with the horses has made a world of difference.

ABSOULTLEY amazing organization. I visited from New York and met such great people at the haven horse ranch. The staff is so excellent, the horses are beautiful and everyone is so friendly and caring. We had such a great time there, they really gave me and my family such a great priceless memorable experience! I love this ranch and we will defiantly be back!

At Haven Horse it's much more than just riding a horse. As an equine assisted therapy center, Haven Horse helps those with both physical and mental disabilities, especially autism, and hosts a local rehab center several times a year...with tremendous success. The popular summer camp for kids is full well before summer even begins, and riding lessons are also offered. I have been taking lessons every week for four years, and my riding day is the best part of my week. The ranch is an oasis of peace, the staff feel like family, and of course the horses...all wonderful with amazing personalities all their own! I am constantly amazed at the hard working staff and amount of volunteers who keep the ranch running. Truly a special place.

Love the ranch, love the staff, and we love the horses. We are so appreciative that there is a wholesome facility that my family and I can come and enjoy the horses and relieve some stress. I value that my money is going directly towards the children with disabilities. I would recommend that everyone who has a chance to go visit the ranch.

This is a wonderful nonprofit organization that works hard for special needs children, and does a great job at it! The staff is friendly , knowledgeable and always willing to help. The kids I have seen at the ranch love it, they love the staff and they love their horses! Haven Horse ranch is a great place to volunteer and ride and learn at. I would recommend it to anyone!

Excellent staff. A very liberating fun experience. I look forward to my weekly appointment. Larry Hill

When you first come upon the place you can't help but notice an atmosphere of peace and calm. Some where that you take all your cares and fore get them for a while. Don't be fooled there is a lot going on. The horses are being fed, groomed. Stalls are being mucked, new saw and shaving spead. Riding lessons, therapy, individual and group.
What I would like to focus on is the group of boys that I help with. It is a six week program that uses the ranch and horses, plus lessons about responsibility and accountability. It is amazing to see a young man scared to death of a horse and in two days riding and being in control of a two thousand pound animal. Seeing the light in the eyes when they know that they have cracked the code of the language of the horse.
The big tough guy seeing that he is not all that and that he has to work with a team to accomplish his goal.
The six week period reach each of the boys to a different degree, some have asked and have been mentors to following groups. We have had contact from the parents of some the boys that gone the program thanking us, telling thaT the difference in their son was like night Nad day.
I pray this work continues

Haven Horse Ranch is so much more than just a trail ride or learning how to ride a horse. Haven Horse Ranch is a place where miracles happen like a child speaking their first words saying, "walk on"; or seeing a little one taking their first step, excited to get to the horse they will ride; or how about that troubled youth that learns, "it isn't all about me" while taking responsibility for his actions and that 1,500 pound horse to work as one. These are the miracles that happen regularly at Haven Horse Ranch! Thank you for all you do!

My daughter's passion for horses led her to Haven Horse Ranch seven years ago to begin riding lessons, including weekly volunteering, that continues to this day. After listening to her weekly inspiring stories about assisting in equine therapy sessions with physically and mentally disabled children, I was motivated to become a Haven Horse Ranch Board Member. As a 30-year professionally licensed Architect, my eye generally focuses on the operations and physical facilities. And all I ever see is a well maintained facility, managed with integrity and the love of God pouring out onto the children. It is an honor for me to be a part of HHR and I am still a Board Member to this day five years later.

Our daughter has learned so much by grooming and caring for the horse she rides every week. Riding lessons are not just to ride the horse, it includes lots of learning in the "barn" and knowing the horse. Great program!

Haven Horse in St. Augustine Florida has helped my daughter receive equine therapy at an affordable cost. Her OT is great and we are pleased.

Haven Horse Ranch has provided therapy and riding lessons to our family for about a year. Our weekly sessions have provided my kids the opportunity to learn, grow, meet therapy goals, and challenge themselves. Horse therapy has kept my daughter from needing surgery on her legs. Her lessons have also opened up a world of possibilities and acceptance that her cerebral palsy previously kept her from enjoying. Both kids are finding themselves and the ranch has been instrumental in their growth.

The therapists that work at the ranch are fantastic! The handlers are all super sweet and really know the horses and their different personalities. Everyone interacts so well with one another and the ranch itself is beautiful.

We have been taking our son to Haven Horse Ranch for a year now. The staff are extremely friendly and very knowledgeable about what they do. We have seen massive improvements in our sons motor skills and speech!! We highly recommend this ranch if you are looking for any type of equine therapy:). We don't know what we would do without them!

Great environment and great people, couldn't ask for anything more!

I can't even begin to express how grateful I am for Haven Horse Ranch. My son loves going there for his therapy and he has improved so much in the past year and a half. The staff is always friendly and courteous. Its always clean and the scenery is beautiful. You can tell the horses are very well cared for. The staff is always professional.

Our daughter has had such a wonderful time at Haven Horse Ranch. She doesn't even realize it's therapy. She doesn't get bored with the session and is excited to go back each week. We have seen her balance improve in just a Few short weeks. I would recommend the ranch to everyone who has a special needs little one.

The staff and volunteers at Haven Horse Ranch are EXTRAORDINARY folks. Even when my son is having a bad day, he's still motivated to go to therapy. We are seeing amazing progress in a very short time. Everyone is very knowledgeable, caring and committed. We feel immeasurably fortunate to have such a high caliber facility serving our community.

My son has greatly benefited from his sessions! We have even been able to reduce some medications due to his increased focus. Love Haven Horse Ranch!!

Haven Horse Ranch is an excellent environment for providing therapy for children with disabilities. In co operation
with certified therapists in physical therapy, speech and occupational therapy, plus using certified horse handlers and gentle trained therapy horses that seem to just sense the needs of their riders, makes for a safe environment for children to receive such excellent care in their therapy experiences. Haven Horse Ranch is unique in providing both hippo and equestrian therapy to all who take advantage of what the ranch offers.

As a volunteer, the rewards are priceless in seeing and experiencing first hand how the these therapy experiences benefit the children. It really is one of the best and most rewarding experiences I participate in all week. I always look forward with much anticipation each week to serving as a volunteer at Haven Horse Ranch.
Ken

Haven Horse Ranch has changed my daughters life forever, It is such a special place to learn and grow, staff is amazing and we have had nothing but the best experience there!

Riding at Haven Horse Ranch has been a wonderful experience for our daughter. She loves both the horses and the staff. The experience has improved her life dramatically!

Staff is friendly and helpful. Horses are well cared for. Great experience!

Haven Horse Ranch is a wonderful place for kids and adults with disabilities. The look on their faces when they are on the horse is priceless.

I started volunteering at Haven Horse Ranch as a horse handler for the Equine Therapy program at the beginning of 2014. I love being around horses and have a background in early childhood education and thought what a great way to combine the two. I have been amazed at the changes that can be seen in a handicapped child after only a few visits to the ranch. Whether it is a physical handicap that is helped by the strengthening of the core muscles and the limbering of tightened muscles by playing games of stretching as we ride around the ring; the verbal responses from one who doesn't speak that are initiated from being at the top of the world, on their horse; or the autistic child who verbalizes and begins interacting with the world; they all may seem small goals, but to the child, the parent and therapists these are huge steps to be celebrated!

My daughter has been taking riding lessons here for five years and has been asked to help the staff at Haven Horse Ranch. She was hired to work the summer camps too. We drive over 50 miles six times a month to attend these lessons. We could surely choose a closer ranch but they teach much more than just riding, i.e. character and ethics. The staff's professionalism and integrity is not seen often today and I truly appreciate them all.

My daughter loves her visits to the Ranch! She has been receiving therapy for almost a year now and her strength has improved tremendously.

My 2 and a half year old daughter has infantile autism and is nonverbal. Since beginning therapy at Haven Horse Ranch she is beginning to say words and now calls me momma. I have tried numerous places in the area for therapy with my daughter and this is the only one that has really made a difference. From her first visit at the ranch we could see a difference in her behavior. She seems so much calmer and more focused since beginning equine therapy. She loves the horses and actually looks foward to going every week which is amazing considering at other therapies we have tried she did nothing but cry and hang on to my neck the entire time. This is a wonderful facility that works miracles. The staff is friendly and caring. The horses are well trained and work so well with the children. The land and the horses are well cared for and beautifully maintained. I am so happy I found Haven Horse Ranch and I would highly recommend it. It is the highlight of my daughter's week.

My son has been receiving horse therapy for the last 4 months and it has been a definite answer to prayer! He loves it and I love watching him love it! The staff is wonderful and the heart behind what they do there is very encouraging.

I am so thankful for Haven Horse Ranch they have provided an amazing opportunity and service for our son who has special needs. He loves going to therapy and riding the horses there. Such an amazing organization this is.

Great things happen at Haven Horse Ranch...
How they help children with special needs is out of this world. .
Seeing the changes these children have made doing equine therapy is priceless. ..
GOD bless those who work and volunteer at haven horse ranch

The owner is terribly rude and lacking in hospitality and good business manners. Staff is wonderful but the owner spoils the bunch...

Haven Horse Ranch is the best place to be for any kind of therapy, whether it be referred by a physician, or just a weekend getaway, Haven Horse Ranch has something for everyone to be involved in. I'm an occupational therapist by trade and always wanted to get involved in Equine-Assisted-Therapy, as I had been during grad school years. I finally had the opportunity when I received a mailing from St. Augustine University. A chance to be a part of something I loved to do, so I jumped at the opportunity! The Haven Horse Ranch staff and volunteers are so friendly, knowledgeable and dedicated to the children & young adults that they serve! It was the best weekend seminar I have ever been to thanks to all the Haven Horse Ranch Staff & volunteers!

My grand child has been taking lessons here for quite awhile now. I can not say enough good things about this organization! She often has a difficult time interacting with other humans; however, she loves horses. She has learned a lot since she has been taking lessons here and I really appreciate having this facility in our area. I have watched the staff and volunteers working with both children and adults with disabilities and they are all doing a great job! My child looks forward to her riding lessons all week! Her instructor is wonderful and always patient with her. She always provides positive feedback and helpful tips for improvement. Haven Horse Ranch has been a wonderful blessing for us!

My daughter has been riding for a few months and loves it. Prior to her joining Haven, she had been going through a very difficult time with bullying and severe depression. Riding at the Ranch, helping with camp and learning more about equine therapy has been life changing for her. She is becoming a more positive person, happy and feels she is in a place where she can belong. The team at Haven are wonderful, supportive and truly care!! Thank you Haven!!

My 9 year old daughter recently visited Haven Horse Ranch with a friend for a 90 minute riding and equestrian education session. She had never been around horses at all before and she is usually scared of large animals. She was a little anxious about going. But, she had a wonderful experience! My daughter came home and shared everything she had learned about horses with me and told me how much she enjoyed grooming and riding her horse. She said her instructor was very friendly, interesting, and funny, too. And she said her horse was so gentle, patient and easy to ride. She fell in love with him! She can't wait to go back! We will definitely be returning and spreading the word to our friends. Thanks Haven Horse Ranch for my daughter's wonderful day!

My daughter was born blind and with a form of cerebral palsy that limitied her abilities to crawl/roll/walk and also impaired other functions such as speech. She began going to Haven Horse Ranch at 3 years old, with no insurance to cover. The therapists and owners of the ranch insisted she continued going even though coverage of these services were not yet figured out. My daughter has been attending equine therapy there for almost a year, going once a week, and her motor function has improved tremendously. The balance needed to ride the horse has increased her trunk muscles, and the speech therapy she receives alongside the horse ride has improved her speech. She now knows when to say "walk on" "yeehaw" and so many other things. She asks to ride the horse every day. I have never seen anything excite my daughter like riding the horse does. The therapists, volunteers, and owners/managers of the ranch have been so giving and caring about my daughter's progress. You can tell they love what they do and how dedicated they are to changing these kids' lives. My daughter has never missed a session because expenses were not covered. I am so thankful we are apart of their program.

I had the opportunity to visit the ranch with my niece who is one of the speech therapists working with the kids. She had talked about what a huge difference it makes to the children she works with, and I was interested in seeing what had her so passionate about Haven Horse Ranch. Well, after spending half a day, I could see it! What a great place for kids to step out of what they know and experience something that truly was life changing for them. I live in Colorado and generally feel that I should support local initiatives. However, the passion I saw in the therapists, volunteers and Rick made me want to help. I decided to sponsor a child and am happy to see that monthly withdrawal from my checking account since I absolutely know that it's changing lives.

My son attends for therapy and it has tremendously helped him over come challenging obstacles for him. He constantly ask about the horse therapy, and he looks forward to being out there with the wonderful team and staff that works really hard with him. I can't thank them enough for what they do for my son because it shows everyday!

My daughter has gone to camp there for the past 2 years and loves it.

I went to the ranch to ride and found out about the services they provide. I was amazed, it was one of the most organized non-profits with a great cause. I hope that Have Horse Ranch can continue to do the great work for many years to come.

Lisa

My daughter started when she was 2 years old and is now 3. She loves her therapist and we have seen significant improvement since starting her therapy at Haven Horse Ranch.

First Time Riding lessons for our 7 year old daughter .
What a beautiful serene spot to enjoy the afternoon .
Alyssa, our daughter enjoyed the entire experience . We were greeted by the owner and had a short oreintation on her responsibilities to the heard .. Lol, she was the boss !! Onto grooming the horse, where she was taught brushing and getting the horse ready to ride . Then, .. immediately Alyssa was shown basic skill by Jarred how to direct her horse to turn right, left , and other stuff ..... Alyssa along with guidance from Jarred played horse soccer .. It was delightful for me as a spectator to watch from bleachers by arena . Alyssa learned the basic comands of horseback riding . Great experience with wonderful professional staff . Thank you Haven Horse !!

I have recently had the opportunity to learn more about the amazing things that are happening at Haven Horse Ranch and I only wish I would have heard about them sooner! Through my position as a Speech/Language Pathologist with Next Step Therapy, I have been able to become more involved with the ranch through becoming a Certified Equine Therapist. Now I am able to see the life changing activities first hand with the children that are being served on the ranch. Haven Horse Ranch is a wonderful place where children with various disabilities and/or challenges can go to help them achieve greater personal independence.

My daughter has been riding at Haven Horse Ranch for over 4 years now. Her symptoms of Autism have been greatly reduced thanks to Smokey, Fancy, Rayne, and of course the wonderful staff & volunteers too! Thank you Haven Horse Ranch!

Haven Horseranch is a great organization to be a part of. Our team of therapists at Next Step Therapy recently started treating our kids out at the ranch and it has been great! Ric has made equine assisted therapy his top priority and it is amazing to see the results in the kids. We share his passion to help as many kids as possible achieve functional independence either through physical strength, speech, or controlled behavior. We are truly grateful for the opportunity to partner with Haven in changing the lives of children with special needs.

I have known about Haven Horse Ranch for a few years, but just recently became actively involved by becoming a Certified Equine Assisted Therapy Instructor. I now see first hand what an amazing facility Ric has made for children with special needs. I am a Speech Pathologist with 39 years experience, and I can truthfully say that what I see in the therapy sessions is remarkable, The children become animated and do and say things at the end of a session that they were not doing at the beginning. His horses are so well trained that I have no doubt that the riders are safe. I work with many children who have significant sensory issues, and I believe that the Equine Assisted Therapy is a definite asset to their therapy program. I will work with as many as I can at the Ranch. The staff there has been wonderful and are a joy to work with. My only regret is that I did not get involved with Ric and his programs sooner.l

Wow! Is what I think when I think of Haven Horse Ranch a licensed SpiritHorse Therapeutic Center in St Augustine Florida. The ranch is ran with the children's safety first and the latest therapeutic approaches offered in the "therapy world" with equine therapy. This ranch truly benefits a child with a diagnosis through passion, love, knowledge, research, and the I CAN approach. With this type of enviroment a child CAN be successful. All therapeutic riding centers should be ran with the mission statement of Haven Horse Ranch. It is the most amazing professional experience not just for the volunteers/ professionals that make this ranch run but in turn gives the children a place to flourish through passion and spirit! I say congrads to Ric for a job well done! I would highly recommend the ranch to anyone.

Respectfully, Melanie COTA/L & Certified Equine Assisted Therapist

I have seen first hand the impact this ranch has made on many lives. . .troubled youth that went from a detention center to a local private college because of the lessons learned at the ranch. . . Children walk unaided when doctors had all but given up on them. . . Autistic youth speak their first words from atop their trusted equine friend. . .physically challenged adults develop their core and balance to improve their quality of life, and a young boy play catch with his dad for the first time. . .a gift neither expected but both cherish. These are the clients, but the volunteers and staff also speak of the awe, the renewed sense of wonder they get to experience by working with these wonderful horses and the clients whose lives are changed forever.

My wife and I went for a trail ride one day at the Haven Horse Ranch, and before leaving after talking to Ric and hearing about the Ranch and its mission, we decided that this was a place that we would like to become a volunteer. Seeing the strides made during and as a result of the equine therapy have been both amazing, truly remarkable and rewarding. We really enjoy working with both those who work for and or volunteer at the ranch and those who receive the equine therapy.

My seven year old son has cerebral palsy and walks with the aid of a walker. He has been receiving equine therapy at Haven Horse for three years now and within just a few months he was taking steps without his walker. His balance has also improved tremendously. The horses are beautiful and impressive, and the staff is incredible. They have been nothing but kind and supportive to our son and entire family. Our experience with Haven Horse has been nothing short of amazing!!

It's been said you are known by the company you keep. In that case we are in great company because Haven Horse Ranch has been blessed with the greatest volunteers and staff anywhere. What makes them great is their committment to the children and the mission. Each of them gives so much of their time and of themselves to the betterment of the lives of those we serve. It makes it such a joy to work with them on a daily basis. They are truly the backbone of this organization and they deserve the highest of accolades for all they do!

We have been volunteering almost a year as horse handlers in the Equine Therapy sessions. We have received excellent training and lead horses during the therapy sessions for individuals with autism, CF, brain or spinal cord injuries etc. For those with limited mobility, can you imagine the experience of moving along on a horse as they take the therapy? Seeing the smiles of the students and their expressions of love toward the horses is simply amazing. All the other activities at the ranch, such as trail rides and riding lessons, help support the therapy. Ric, the owner of the ranch has a true calling to make the equine therapy happen and that calling shows in everything that is done at the ranch. We have been very touched by working there.

My experience with Haven Horse Ranch has been much more amazing than I could have possibly hoped. I originally reached out to them to become a volunteer and gain necessary observation hours with their equine therapy program (I am applying for a master's program). They made the entire process extremely easy and accessible for my schedule. Once I began volunteering, I was disappointed with myself for not reaching out to them sooner. They do amazing work with their equine therapy, and the staff all welcomed me with open arms. The way their program works, many children don't even realize they are doing therapy, and the joy is definitely contagious! They also offer riding lessons, summer camp, a special needs camp and provide a show on Friday nights for their riders to show off their skills!

My daughter rides at Haven Horse Ranch. She loves every minute of riding her "Fancy". She gains more from riding than many of the other therapies she has been in. She has gone from being able to ride for only 15 mins to 30 mins at a time. She use to need people on both sides for her to ride, ow she needs only one, her balance and core muscles are so much better. The staff is wonderful, kind and caring, my daughter is not just a client to them, she is family and they are part of our family too.

The ranch is the best! I rode as a child, and now I am back into it. It means so much to me!

My six year old son goes to Haven Horse Ranch for Horse Therapy every week. He loves his time there on the horse and with the staff. Our son is developmentally delayed but also has trouble with his balance and muscle tightness. His PT had recommended horse therapy for him and we are so happy that we found Haven Horse Ranch. We are thrilled with the improvements he is making and it is always great to see his excitement when riding.

The therapy my autistic child receives at Haven Horse Ranch is life altering. Having been in and out of various types of therapy for the past 16 years, Haven Horse Ranch has had a more positive impact than any other therapy my child has been through.

I have been involved with Haven Horse Ranch for 15 years. I was first introduced to the ranch by my daughter. Over the years I have seen so many lives changed. I have seen children that never spoke before say their first words to the horse. I have seen crippled children experience the freedom and joy of being on a horse. I have witnessed young people learn responsibility and kids that had no self image stand tall hold their heads up high as they interacted with the staff and learned to control the horse. I have seen hardened young people that were one step away from jail stand in the arena and weep with gratitude. I am proud to be a volunteer at this amazing facility. The staff at the ranch is dedicated, trained and full of heart. I cannot recommend it high enough.

I proud to be a board member at Haven Horse Ranch. This excellent organization strives to improve the quality of life for anyone who comes to the ranch. The Equine Therapy Program has been very successful in positively changing the lives of children and adults with disabilities. Haven Horse Ranch also works with at risk teenagers who are taught strong values and ethics. The needs of others are numerous and Haven Horse Ranch reaches out to assist. It is a haven for all.

Haven Horse Ranch is amazing! The Ranch provides Hippotherapy for developmentally disabled children and adults. While I work directly with the horses, I am able to watch some of the therapy sessions, and it's wonderful to see the pride and smiles of the clients. No one is turned away; if someone has the need or desire, the staff will find a way to accommodate them.

I am proud and honored to serve Haven Horse Ranch. The Equine Therapy Program assist adults and children with disabilities to reach their full potential. Miracles are witnessed at the ranch. One can see an autistic child speaks their first words. When they speak, we are left speechless. It is just one of many wonderful aspects of this exceptional organization.

Haven Horse Ranch is a wonderful organization that truly provides a unique service touching the lives of people in the community who have obstacles to overcome. I love how they reach people through interactive experiences with horses. The therapy they provide with their horses and staff builds confidence and hope in the clients they serve and the community they impact.

My son participates in the therapy program at Haven. In only four months time, we have seen great improvements in his posture, patients and confidence. He truly lights up every week as he see Fancy walking towards him. I couldn't be more happy with the staff too! We feel like family.

I have had the pleasure of visiting Haven Ranch and was immediately struck at how much Love, compassion and hard work goes into this facility. They are truly making difference in other peoples lives and are nothing short of a Blessing.

I have visited Haven Ranch a few times, and just walking the grounds, meeting the folks and seeing the horse's, gives me a humble awww, feeling! Seeing and knowing how the ranch helps so many, is incredible! My mother in-law had MS, and over time, confined to a wheelchair. If we could have had a place such as Haven, what an experience she would have had! Mom didn't get the chance, but knowing so many others can experience the joy and knowing the confidence it instills is incredible! Thank You Haven Horse Ranch, for ALL that you do, and the LOVE you share thru the program of horses! So honored to know you, and see all you do thru HIS work!! Can't wait for another visit, and horse ride!!