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Home » Hannah’s Horseshoes of Hope


HANNAH’S HORSESHOES OF HOPE

By   |   November 4, 2011   |  2 minutes read

After their granddaughter, Hannah Sue, was born with Down’s syndrome, Janice and
Cleayton Mills were inspired to provide therapeutic horsemanship and
equine-assisted therapies. In 2002 they founded Hannah?s Horseshoes of Hope, a
501(c)3 non-profit organization, in Bonham, Texas to assist both children and
adults with physical, mental, and emotional needs.

Originally therapeutic riding, also known as equine assisted activity or
adaptive riding, was designed to treat orthopedic dysfunctions like scoliosis.
Today the same riding skills are used to treat a variety of cognitive, physical,
and emotional conditions including: Down?s syndrome, autism, traumatic brain
injury, ADD, and depression.

Benefits of therapeutic riding include:

 * Physical: The rhythm of the horse improves motor skills, balance, muscle
   control, posture, flexibility, coordination, and has cardiovascular benefits
   for the rider.

 * Mental: A student focuses on their ability to concentrate, articulate
   emotions, and their sense of spatial awareness.

 * Emotional: While in the saddle students bond with the horse, instructors, and
   volunteers. Client?s establish trust with others and self-confidence within
   themselves.

 * Social: Riders acquire a certain amount of independence while working with a
   team of people.

?The best parts of the job are seeing how quickly our program participants start
to benefit from their interaction with the horses and horse riding,? said
Lisbeth Echeandia, Director of HHOH. ?Plus working with our wonderful volunteers
who invest so much time, emotion and energy in ensuring that everyone who
participates in our programs has a great experience.?

HOHH relies entirely on fundraisers, grants, donations, and volunteers.

?Our primary goal is to make it even easier for everyone who would benefit from
our services to take advantage of them,? Echeandia said. ?In terms of big goals
for our center, we would very much like a covered arena. Right now we’re totally
weather dependent, which limits our ability to serve the community. We would
also love to be able to work year round, and offer more day camps and special
clinics. A covered arena would give us that ability.?

To learn more and contribute to HHOH visit www.hannahshorseshoesofhope.org. And
to learn more about therapeutic riding visit www.pathintl.org.

From American Cowboy magazine.



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