Supporting Veterans through Horses

Horses for Mental Health is honored to have been awarded the Adaptive Sports Grant for $371,070 by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide services for 225 Veterans and members of the Armed Forces nationwide. 

Through an innovative personal growth and well-being program incorporating horses, the program aims to address symptoms related to post-traumatic stress, depression, and the challenges of transitioning to civilian life. 

The grant comes at a critical time, addressing the alarming statistics highlighted in the 2022 report by the VA, which revealed that an average of 16.8 Veterans died by suicide each day in 2020. 

This grant was submitted in partnership with twelve trained and certified programs nationwide. 

The partnering programs include: Acres for Life Therapy and Wellness Center (Minnesota), A Stable Life (New Jersey), Ebenezer Equine (Montana), Forever Amber Acres (Ohio), Healing Strides of VA (Virginia), H.O.O.V.E.S. (Ohio), Hope-thru-Horses, Inc. (North Carolina), Horses & Heroes, Inc. (Kansas), Lowcountry Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy (South Carolina), Reboot Hope (Texas), True Grit and JPF Memorial Foundation (Delaware), and Willow Equine (North Carolina). 

Click here for some wonderful media coverage of Healing Strides of VA participation in the grant program. 

For Veterans interested in participating in this grant-funded program, please reach out to one of the partnering programs or contact HMH directly. 

For programs who specialize in working with Veterans and wish to partner in future collaborative grant efforts, please be sure to look for emails inviting applications in the future. 

Horses for Mental Health is dedicated to making a positive impact for the lives of Veterans through access to mental health services involving horses. We thank the Department of Veterans Affairs for this Adaptive Sports Grant empowering HMH to make significant strides towards achieving that mission.

Check out the Seen Through Horses Campaign animated case story video, "Breathe," sharing an actual client experience with VA grant partner Acres for Life in Minnesota. 

Charity Partner Applications for the Seen Through Horses 2024 Campaign - Deadline is Jan. 22nd!

We are excited to be preparing for the annual Seen Through Horses Campaign, May 1-31, 2024 to amplify awareness and support mental health and personal growth programs incorporating horses. 

The campaign, sponsored by Zoetis Equine, and produced by Horses for Mental Health, Arenas for Change (ARCH), and Equine Network, and in partnership with leading industry organizations, provides an infrastructure for our sector to do a large-scale peer-to-peer awareness and fundraising campaign. 

Charity Partners participate by organizing fundraising teams that will spread awareness and raise donations that go to their Charity Partner program. The campaign provides training, the fundraising platform, social media assets and videos, national media attention, celebrity support, and other resources to support your program.

Through collaborative efforts, we amplify our voices and extend our reach, ensuring that everyone becomes aware of these remarkable services involving horses as a powerful solution to meet mental health needs.  

Applications are due Jan. 22, 2024. 

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