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Causes: Children & Youth, Crime & Law, Youth Violence Prevention
Mission: To offer a place where all individuals feel honored, empowered, and accepted through the healing experience of horses, animals, community, and nature.
Results: River Ranch has provided services and assistance to tens of thousands of clients over the past years.
Target demographics: At-risk and marginalized communities.
Direct beneficiaries per year: River Ranch has provided services and assistance to tens of thousands of clients over the past years.
Geographic areas served: Dallas, Texas
Programs: Basic horsemanship, naturally healing horse activities including learning basic riding skills, providing routine care for a horse, determining when a horse may need medical attention, understanding the different equipment used to ride and care for horses and livestock, and general ranch/farm experience. Several thousand individuals attend these activities and can also enjoy the sights and sounds of nature by riding horses through meadows, trails and farmland.