Greetings from the farm!
2022 has been another wonderful year at Southern Reins, and we would like to share our deepest gratitude to everyone who has helped our program grow and thrive. This year has been a year of many 'firsts', including the launch of our new TEACH Program in partnership with Perea Preschool, earning the distinction as the only PATH Intl. Premier Accredited Center serving the Mid-South community, and most recently our Fall Session concluded with the largest number of participants in our adaptive riding program to date.
As we share a few highlights and happenings this month at the farm, we thoughtfully reflect on all of the wonderful achievements this year that were made possible through the generosity of so many. From all of us at the farm we wish you a healthy, happy, and joyous New Year. We can't wait to see even more stories of success unfold in the coming year.
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SHILOH is named Southern Reins' Horse of the Year!
Shiloh is a one-in-a-million therapy horse who joined our program in 2019. His sweet disposition and generous nature brings out the best in each of his riders. Shiloh is one of those special “once in a lifetime” horses that you can always count on and you will never forget, and he is beloved by his participants, their family members, volunteers, and staff.
Please join us in honoring Shiloh for all the miraculous moments he makes possible that are only outshined by his heart of gold and his radiant copper penny coat.
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Shiloh is on loan to our program from our dear friend, Jim Hall, and is proudly sponsored by the Live Love Memphis Group.
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Inspire HOPE. Ignite CHANGE. Kindle JOY. |
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Give a Year-End Gift Today. |
This holiday season we hope you will join us to ignite change and make miracles possible for everyone we serve with a year-end gift to our Annual Fund. Your donation will underwrite financial aid for all of our participants, provide feed and quality care for our therapy horses, subsidize essential operating expenses, and ensure the safety and maintenance of our facility.
Your gift matters because it makes a world of difference for every one of our participants – today and tomorrow. Help us help others through the healing power of horses.
Donate to our Annual Fund and inspire hope while changing lives . . . one ride at a time.
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Participant and Volunteer Christmas Party |
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Southern Reins decked the halls in style for our annual Christmas Party celebration this month. We were grateful to ring in the holiday season with our wonderful participants and amazing volunteers. The night was filled with delicious food, great company, and unforgettable memories. Thank you all for joining us to mingle and jingle at the farm!
CLICK HERE to view our Christmas Party photo album.
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Southern Reins recently concluded the first of two 6-week pilot sessions for our TEACH Program that served 40 students from Perea Preschool in North Memphis. Offering therapy and education activities for children with horses, the program provides an equine-facilitated educational environment with a hands-on approach to reading, science, geography, social studies, and math. The children enjoyed interacting with our equine ambassador, Clyde, who is featured in weekly education-based books including "Go Clyde Go", "Clyde Can Count", and "Clyde Can Share" that are gifted to each student.
The TEACH program is generously funded by the Urban Child Institute, First Horizon Foundation, FedEx Freight, and the Carnival Memphis Children’s Charity Initiative.
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Thank You to our Chairman of Decorations
We would like to share our deepest appreciation to volunteer Karen Hall, our official Chairman of Decorations, for sprucing up the farm every holiday and season. We are so thankful for the time and effort she puts in to helping Southern Reins be merry and bright!
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Happy Farm Family
The support our participant's families share with each other, with our volunteers and staff, and with everyone who visits the farm is simply amazing.
We are so grateful to all of the parents, grandparents, caregivers, siblings, spouses, and friends for making Southern Reins such a special place.
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Can't Help Falling in Love
We caught Elvis snuggling with Alicia . . . and it was just too sweet not to share! Elvis is a new therapy horse on trial who recently arrived from the Midwest to join our amazing herd. We have big plans for "The King" and are so thankful to our friend Jim Hall for loaning him to our program. Jim also has Jute and Shiloh on loan with us, so we are happy Elvis is with his horse friends.
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The Most Wonderful Reindeer of All . . .
Our handsome reindeer Jute was happy to have a visit with participant Barbara and her husband, Steve, during the holiday break. He was very happy to see her, and we think the feeling was mutual.
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Our mission is to serve individuals with physical, cognitive, and emotional disabilities and hardship by providing equine-assisted service to empower, inspire, nurture and succeed. |
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SOUTHERN REINS CENTER FOR EQUINE THERAPY
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