| Our Mission: Our Mission is to enrich lives by providing a Christian atmosphere in which any person with a special need, regardless of his/her financial situation has the opportunity to learn about, care for, and ride a horse. All words aside, we use animals (cats, dogs, horses, frogs, etc) to minister to people exactly where they are in life. |
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| About Precious Helpers Horse Farm, Inc. Precious Helpers is located in Southern Indiana, just north of Louisville, Ky. The program is utilized by the surrounding communities in both Kentucky and Indiana. In February of 2004, we were donated our first three horses: Jimmy, Mandi, and Trooper. Trooper was a bit more spirited than the program wanted. Therefore, he has a new home where he receives lots of love and attention. We were then donated Mocha, and then Elvis in the spring. Munchie and Lovely were added to our family in July of '04. Amos arrived in January of 2005 after we made the tough decision that Lovely was not working out for the program. She was given back to her former owners. Sunny was a Christmas present in 2006. Shady and Rio joined the herd in the summer of 2007. We now have a total of seven horses fully active in the program. Elvis (2005) and Munchie (2007) are now running through the pastures in heaven. As much as we miss them, they will always remain a part of our herd. We lost them both to cancer. They both lived well over 20 years old: Elvis was every bit over 30 and Munchie was 29. Ages from barely a year to over 65 are enjoying the benefits of building a bond with the horses of Precious Helpers. We have been blessed to see people with the following special needs: Juvenile Arthritis, visually impaired, Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, troubled teens, Bipolar, Autism, people with depression, people from surrounding shelters, Hemophilia, suicidal thoughts, physical disabilities, mental disabilities, ADHD, brain tumors, and many more. Precious Helpers strives to encourage that accepting and loving bond between horse and rider. We try to take advantage of the unique ability of a horse to break down emotional and spiritual barriers. Some days we only feed carrots and some days we ride. Strict lesson plans do not guide us, the comfort level and interests of the individual does. In return, parents have said they see grade improvements, self-esteem improvements, and better social functioning in their children and young adults. We have had parents with tear stained cheeks tell how incredible it was to see their child with a sense of pride and contentment as they groomed or rode his/her horse as most of these children are not able to participate in sports and other "normal" activities. Precious Helpers is not a hippotherapy program in which a PT or OT does a therapy session on horseback. Our program also does not encourage riding until the participant, his/her family, and horse are all ready for the task. We will not force anyone to ride as this causes discomfort and anxiety for horse and rider. We work at a pace comfortable to all involved. To see frequently asked questions, please click here. For more information on Precious Helpers, please click here. |
| Precious Helpers Horse Farm, Inc. |
Precious Helpers would like to thank all the individuals and businesses that helped to make the Disciple concert possible! I regret that every single name can not be put in billboard size letters, but please know that we appreciate your time, energy, financial contributions, and prayers! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!!!!! Thank you for allowing God to use you to reach out to our communities! |