Rising Hope Farm - Horses For Hope

Testimonials

We are blessed to have the opportunity to help our riders and visitors grow! Here are some notes from the parents of our Therapeutic Riding participants:

My experience with Rising Hope Farms began just this May. But what wonderful experiences they've been. I've loved horses since childhood and being able to serve God's special people at the same time has been a thrill. I've seen children go from quiet and scared to wide-eyed and joyful after the first few steps of the horse. Only God knows the encouragement and healing these horses bring to these children's lives. What a blessing to be a part of this ministry. Sir Winston Churchill once said "There's something about the outside of a horse that's good for the inside of a man." I couldn't say it any better!
Trish Crews, July 2010

Hi Everyone!
Summer Houldin is 3 1/2 years old and is a little sister to Natalie, 5 and Kaylen, 8. Summer was born prematurely and had to spend the first 3 months of her life in the neonatal intensive care unit at Carolina Medical Center. Summer has had numerous hospitalizations and operations since her birth, her fist major surgery was when she was only 3 days old. In all, she survived over 8 major operations, including open heart surgery. Summers recovery has been attributed to lots of support from family, friends, neighbors and nurses. Summer also has 5 dedicated therapists who all have the common goal of preparing her to be mainstreamed into school. They all have different areas of expertise that help Summer improve with her overall development. Summer also has a very special relationship with the horses that help her emotionally as well as physically. Since starting the therapeutic riding program provided by Rising Hope Farms Summer has made dramatic improvements in her physical abilities such as walking, balance, muscle tone and has definitely gained self confidence and a more outgoing personality. The dedicated staff and volunteers of Rising Hope Farm have been a blessing to our family and have greatly impacted the lives of the children they help serve. The implementation of Rising Hope's therapeutic horseback riding program has been Gift from God for His children, no matter what age.
Michelle, May 2010

My son Bradley has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy which weakens his muscles. He began therapeutic horse back riding at Rising Hope Farm last spring with the hope that it would help him maintain his strength and improve his flexibility. Riding at the farm has done just that. Brad's balance has improved tremendously since he began riding. His flexibility is great and he loves coming to the farm. He is more confident now and being able to ride a horse makes him feel so special. He loves to give the horses treats and really looks forward to seeing Buddy the dog. He has accomplished things on the horse that I never thought possible. Gail and the volunteers really care about Bradley. Everyone there has been a tremendous blessing to our family.
April 2010

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