New Horizon Ranch Therapeutic Riding Center

04/14/2026

Thank you to all who have reached out to check on us! 🥰🩵🐴💛

The storms went around the ranch. 🙏🏻 Please pray for our friends (riders, campers, volunteers and donors) who live in Ottawa - they have definitely received damage and the town is still out of power!

As you can see the horses weren’t too concerned - just enjoying their hay! We lost power for a bit, which made for an abrupt ending to a therapeutic riding lesson but that was about it for us.

04/09/2026

Hey everyone! Ashley Purdin here...

We are looking at adding some new horses to the program! We rely heavily on donations so I figured I would share my story about Jake!

My parents bought Jake when I was 14 and he was 6!
He soon became my heart horse and we did everything together. We literally grew up together. He was there through it all. He taught me so much about horse behavior and training. He taught Tim how to ride. And we both cowboy raced him and trail rode him extensively. Definitely a been there, done that horse.
At a certain point though all of the traveling for trail rides (Colorado, Oklahoma etc...) became too stressful for him due to his age and we decided to retire him. Jake however is a people horse and I knew he would not be satisfied with a pasture retirement. And I wanted what was best for HIM.

That is when I approached Joy Miller and Brian Miller about donating Jake to New Horizon Ranch. I knew there were many good years still left in him and that he was very safe for anyone to ride. My hope was that he would be able to serve their program well and that in turn, Jake would get the attention that he needed. Both of those hopes came true for Jake.

He is now a integral part of the program serving in Equine Assisted Learning, Therapeutic Riding and Summer Camps. He looks fabulous and is genuinely happy in their herd and program. I am proud knowing that my heart horse can be of service to others living out a purpose.

I donated Jake to NHR in March 2022 and could not be happier for everyone involved.

Feel free to reach out to us if you think you have a horse to donate that would be a good fit for us. Safe, sound, sane and healthy are a must! Age wise teens are best. But other options may be considered. Horses that are currently being ridden or have had less than a year off are ideal. Pasture pets unfortunately are not a good fit for us they must be gentle under saddle. Must be sound walk trot at the very least. Some of our more advanced riders do enjoy loping however.

Please share and comment on this post so more people see it!!

Thanks for reading!

Ashley

04/05/2026

04/04/2026

We told you to stay tuned for more exciting news about our staff team…We have been blessed to add another amazing person to the team!

Meet Dawn, our new Equine Specialist!! 💞

Dawn and her family are from Paola and she brings many years of horse experience and a deep passion for connecting people with the horses that can help them learn and grow! Her incredible energy and sweet spirit are a great addition to our staff!

Dawn will be helping co-facilitate some of our Equine Assisted Learning Character Skills sessions.

Welcome Dawn! We are so excited that God brought you to NHR and we are can’t wait to see what the future holds!!!

04/04/2026

Thank you Dr Stella and Dr Chelsea from All Creatures Chiropractic, Inc for your special care of our herd!!! Thank you for understanding the important jobs these horses have and for helping them feel better physically and mentally so they are more able to connect with and change the lives of those we serve!

04/04/2026

It’s Equine Chiropractic day and we are blessed to have our friends from All Creatures Chiropractic, Inc here to adjust our horse teammates! Just like in people, chiropractic care aids our horses in overall health and function, improves mobility, helps prevent injury and resets their nervous system for optimal body function! Because healthy horses are more ready to connect and serve! 💛🐴🩵

If you would like to donate towards this amazing care for one of the NHR horses - the cost is $125 per horse. You can donate here or mail in a donation to 1526 Vermont Rd Rantoul, KS 66079

04/04/2026

Have a horse loving kiddo in your life??? We have the perfect opportunity for them!
Summer Camps are an absolute blast! What could be better than having fun learning about horses and making friends?
SUMMER CAMP 2026 Registration is officially open! We have limited space available in each camp - and camps fill up quickly! Register here https://onecau.se/nhr

04/04/2026

Another great afternoon of fellow staff members learning together at NHR today! Everyone made so much progress on connecting with their horses. We used a simple lunging exercise to regulate the horse's nervous systems and build connection between horse and humans!

We learned about building curiosity in place of judgement, how to allow our horses to ask us questions and how to build a connection that leads to confidence and growth on both the part of the horse and the human!

Just proof that even the pros can further their learning!

04/02/2026

The partnership with Central Heights continues to offer opportunities for leadership and character development to the students! This group did an amazing job of putting all the things they learned together to come up with some creative ways to face challenges each week! We trust they take these lessons back and not only apply them in the classroom, but as they grow in to even more amazing young adults!

03/31/2026

We want to give a HUGE shout out and congratulations to our good friend JoAnn on her official retirement!! 🙌🏻.

JoAnn has been bringing LakeMary students to do chores once a week as part of their job skills training for several years!! We have loved having you and will miss you!

We wish you all the best JoAnn and hope you enjoy your next adventure! 🌅

03/30/2026

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03/27/2026

Today Ashley provided the NHR team with our very own training session!!! Included in today’s learning, was a lesson on equine autonomic nervous system and some hands on practice working with some of the NHR horses, recognizing their responses and how they each learn!

It was great education for the staff, great training for the horses and a time for growing connections together! What a beautiful example of how we are better together!

Thank you, Ashley!