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Providing Hope and Joy to Those Impacted by Memory Loss and Dementia.
Connected Horse was established in 2015 to help people affected by memory changes and dementia along with their care partners through therapeutic equine-guided workshops. Based on research conducted at Stanford University and UC Davis, our programs focus on the relationships between people and horses. The human-horse connection is especially powerful as the nonverbal responses and behaviors of horses often act as a mirror to their human counterparts.
WORKSHOPS
The Connected Horse workshops provide opportunities for engagement enriching the lives of participants. Trained facilitators guide on-the-ground interactions between horses and participants, who report a greater sense of awareness, confidence, and social connection. These invaluable workshops are offered for free to all people affected by memory changes and dementia and their care partners.
BARN CONNECTION PROGRAM SENSORY ENGAGEMENT KITS FOR AT-HOME, SENIOR COMMUNITIES AND ADULT DAY CENTER
When it’s hard to stay connected, our sensory engagement kits can help. The sensory engagement kits are ideal for anyone affected by memory changes or dementia and their care partners. The kits are designed to create a virtual ‘day at the barn' for people at home, senior communities adult day programs.
BARN CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
Expand your barn program to help those impacted by memory changes and dementia. Barns and therapeutic centers throughout the country are looking for expanded ways to support those living with memory changes or dementia and their care partners. Our evidence-driven equine-guided program provides therapeutic benefits both for people with memory changes as well as their care partners. Our Barn Partner Program, which began in California and Nevada, is now being offered to qualified barns throughout the United States and Canada. Learn how you can become an approved Connected Horse workshop facility.
Your gift helps us offer our workshops free to participants, allowing everyone to benefit.
We provide innovative equine assisted workshops, supportive tools, and training that inspire connection, engagement and healing for those impacted by a diagnosis of dementia and memory loss.
In order to best serve our community, Connected Horse offers our equine assisted workshops for free and our supportive tools and training at very low cost. Our greatest need is the funds necessary to allow us to provide our workshops for free to those in need after a diagnosis. . It costs us about $300 per participant per workshop to be able to offer our services.
We provide innovative equine assisted workshops, supportive tools, and training to anyone regardless of income, race, ethnicity or gender.
Organization name
Connected Horse
2019
Tax id (EIN)
81-1502726
Mission Category
Human Services
Operating Budget
$100,001-$250,000
Organization Need
Funding: Unrestricted
Demographics Served
Seniors
Local Counties Served
Placer
Equity Statement
Equity Statement
Address
2351 SUNSET BLVD STE 170-143Alameda County, CA, US
Contra Costa County, CA, US
Sonoma County, CA, US
Douglas County, NV, US
Placer County, CA, US