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Entities’ 2025 goals
Operating their respective entities takes a lot of resources, between day-to-day operations, taking care of the horses and running programs, providers said. “We are currently [at] 17-18 staff members, but we have about 170 … volunteers that also work alongside us every week,” said MG Tindall, president and CEO of Inspiration Ranch. “And so they cover a huge portion of what we have to do.” Among their goals, officials said they aim to expand programs and improve facilities in 2025. “The [feedback] that I love the most that really gets me is we have seen frequently: ‘I feel loved,’” Malia said. “That’s why this matters.”
From 2017-2023, U.S facilities with equine-as- sisted services grew 81.6%, per data from the American Horse Council. As of December 2022, 529 of PATH Interna- tional’s 794 centers reported 46,629 participants, according to the organization’s 2023 fact sheet.
1 JoyRide Center • Improve facilities • Enhance volunteer experience 2 Inspiration Ranch • Grow its mental health and therapeutic riding programs 3 Silver Lining Training • Expand its group therapy 4 Ruby’s Home For Good • Establish a new, more accessible location 5 High Strides Speech Therapy • Enhance marketing efforts • Add an additional horse to its program
Equine-assisted services in the U.S. 2017 2023
+26.5%
+13%
+81.6%
SOURCES: LOCAL NONPROFITS AND BUSINESSES/ COMMUNITY IMPACT
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