StirrUp Hope Therapeutic Riding

02/24/2026

We are looking for donations for our Chocolate Derby Fundraiser in April! We appreciate all YOU do for us!

02/22/2026

Last call for apparel orders! Last call for apparel orders! This is one of many colors to choose from.

https://form.jotform.com/252201769110043

02/22/2026

Last call for apparel orders!

Please click the link to complete this form.

02/22/2026

There is no such thing as casual horse use.

Nobody has ever said, “I’ll just try one pony and see how I feel.” That is not how this works. That is not how it has ever worked.

It starts innocently.

A lesson. A share. A little hack around. You say, very calmly, “I just enjoy being around them.”

Fast forward twelve months and you are financially feral, emotionally bonded to a 500kg grass-powered liability, and googling field shelters at 2am like you’re planning a small agricultural uprising. 🌾

There is no “social user” phase in horses.

You don’t meet someone at a party who casually says, “Yeah, I do a bit of horse on weekends.”

No. You either: A) Don’t have horses. B) Are rearranging your entire life around them.

There is no middle ground.

Horse trajectory: Try it. Sell your possessions. Accept permanent mud residency. Become fluent in rug weights. Know the smell of thrush better than your own perfume. Experience serotonin exclusively through whinnies and the smell of their delicious muzzles. 🐴

Also the financial denial is unmatched.

“I can stop anytime.” Meanwhile you are justifying £240 on a saddle pad because “it’s breathable.”

Breathable for who, Susan. The horse lives outside.

And the worst bit? We recruit others.

We say things like, “It’s good for your mental health.” “It’s grounding.” “It’s character building.”

No, Karen. It’s a lifestyle that involves standing in sideways rain holding a head torch in February questioning every life decision while whispering, “I love you so much you absolute knob.”

There is no recreational horse use. There is only full immersion. There is only hay in your bra. There is only mud in places mud should never be. There is only that one photo where you look radiant and free and everyone else thinks it’s peaceful while you know the chaos that preceded it.

And we would not change it for a second.

Tag someone who said they’d “just try a lesson.” 💀🐎

01/31/2026

Loving the beautiful weather! Hope it's not going to be a projection of a too hot mosquito filled summer! Was able to sit & share my soup with Noodle.

01/19/2026

Consider order something to support StirrUp Hope!
Apparel order

Please click the link to complete this form.

01/18/2026

Please click the link to complete this form.

08/26/2025

We could still use much help with our parking lot! Here is the sign up sheet with dates & times.

https://m.signupgenius.com/?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMEM1hleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHgrTh3ZZYW60PZEd1Dd4r6zVANl7yYitFTEhoUxKLQ-OpvUIek_fHtbgFoGn_aem_PEf9aA7HG-8iPleSNARI9w #!/showSignUp/10C0A4CAEAD23A7FCC16-57810484-round

08/09/2025

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4CAEAD23A7FCC16-57810484-round #/
It's that time of year again! We appreciate everyone who helps to make our round-up parking lot successful! We can't do it without you! And need help this year! The funding from this week helps us make it through the winter! Our students, and horses appreciate you! Please consider picking up a shift during the week of round- up!
,

Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you!