Rising Stars Therapeutic Riding Center

03/07/2026

It’s been a week since our Bunco Fundraiser, and we’re still smiling about what an incredible night it was! 🎲✨ Thanks to our amazing community, this year was our best Bunco yet.
A huge THANK YOU to everyone who attended, donated, volunteered, and supported the event. From the laughter around the tables to the generosity shown throughout the night, it truly reminded us how special this community is. Your support helps make the mission of Rising Stars possible and allows us to continue impacting lives through our programs.
We are so grateful for every single person who helped make the evening such a success.
And if you missed the fun this year… don’t worry! 👀 Be sure to watch for details about next year’s event—you won’t want to miss it!

03/06/2026

REMINDER! Get your suggestions in!

We have some exciting news to share! Thanks to a generous grant, our program will soon be welcoming a brand-new Equicizer, and we want your help naming it.
An Equicizer is a life-size mechanical horse that helps our riders safely practice balance, position, and riding skills. It’s a wonderful tool for building confidence, strengthening core muscles, training volunteers, and allowing more participants to get involved—even before they’re ready to ride one of our horses.
To celebrate this new addition, we’re hosting a Name the Equicizer Contest!
Here’s how it works:
• Submit your name ideas
• Our staff will choose their favorite finalists
• Our community will vote to pick the winning name (winner will also receive some Rising Stars Swag!)
We’re looking for something fun, creative, and meaningful to our program. If you have a great idea, we’d love to hear it!
Submit your name ideas here: https://forms.gle/KdBpPp2cBFgow38c8
Submission deadline: March 10th
Thank you for being part of our community and helping us welcome this exciting new addition to the program!

02/27/2026

for anyone the link may not have worked it is working now! Get those names in!

We have some exciting news to share! Thanks to a generous grant, our program will soon be welcoming a brand-new Equicizer, and we want your help naming it.
An Equicizer is a life-size mechanical horse that helps our riders safely practice balance, position, and riding skills. It’s a wonderful tool for building confidence, strengthening core muscles, training volunteers, and allowing more participants to get involved—even before they’re ready to ride one of our horses.
To celebrate this new addition, we’re hosting a Name the Equicizer Contest!
Here’s how it works:
• Submit your name ideas
• Our staff will choose their favorite finalists
• Our community will vote to pick the winning name (winner will also receive some Rising Stars Swag!)
We’re looking for something fun, creative, and meaningful to our program. If you have a great idea, we’d love to hear it!
Submit your name ideas here: https://forms.gle/KdBpPp2cBFgow38c8
Submission deadline: March 10th
Thank you for being part of our community and helping us welcome this exciting new addition to the program!

02/24/2026

We have some exciting news to share! Thanks to a generous grant, our program will soon be welcoming a brand-new Equicizer, and we want your help naming it.
An Equicizer is a life-size mechanical horse that helps our riders safely practice balance, position, and riding skills. It’s a wonderful tool for building confidence, strengthening core muscles, training volunteers, and allowing more participants to get involved—even before they’re ready to ride one of our horses.
To celebrate this new addition, we’re hosting a Name the Equicizer Contest!
Here’s how it works:
• Submit your name ideas
• Our staff will choose their favorite finalists
• Our community will vote to pick the winning name (winner will also receive some Rising Stars Swag!)
We’re looking for something fun, creative, and meaningful to our program. If you have a great idea, we’d love to hear it!
Submit your name ideas here: https://forms.gle/KdBpPp2cBFgow38c8
Submission deadline: March 10th
Thank you for being part of our community and helping us welcome this exciting new addition to the program!

02/14/2026

We try really hard to keep everyone safe around here. Do we always succeed?
No.
Because they are horses. And horses wake up every day with ✨independent thoughts✨.
This week Ranchero decided to be extra dramatic and booked himself an overnight stay at the vet clinic in Albion. No permission slip. No warning. Just vibes.
The good news? He’s home now on strict “house arrest,” acting like nothing happened. 🙃
We are so incredibly thankful for the amazing vets who answer our million questions, tolerate our panic, and show up when our horses decide to test our blood pressure.
This little adventure came in at about $700 between vet care, staff wages, and fuel. Just another normal day in horse life.
If you’d like to make a donation in honor of Ranchero’s dramatic debut as “Patient of the Week,” you can do so below. Every dollar helps us keep these big personalities healthy and sound — especially on the surprise vet-trip days.
Thank you for loving them (and their chaos) right along with us. 💛

02/11/2026

🎉 BUNCO IS S----- OUT! 🎉
Wow! We are officially s*** out for Bunco — thank you all for the amazing response! 💛
If you would like to be added to the cancellation list, please contact the office directly.
If you have a ticket and are unable to attend, please notify the office as soon as possible so we can offer your spot to someone on the waitlist.
⚠️ Please do not buy or sell tickets in the comments. Unfortunately, comment sections can attract scammers. We will do our best to monitor, but the safest way to secure a spot is through the office only.
Thank you for your understanding — we can’t wait for a fun night of Bunco! 🎲✨

02/10/2026

🚀 Set up Microsoft Bing Rewards & support Rising Stars at the same time!
When you sign up using this link👇
👉 https://rewards.bing.com/welcome?rh=CB3188A5&ref=rafsrchae&form=ML2XE3&OCID=ML2XE3&PUBL=RewardsDO&CREA=ML2XE3
You can select Rising Stars Therapeutic Riding Center as part of your setup. From there, every time you use Microsoft Bing to search, you earn Microsoft Rewards points which are then donated to Rising Stars

✨ Those points can be redeemed for free gift cards

No extra work — just use Bing like normal and let your searches pay off 💳🎁
Small setup. Real rewards. Win-win.

02/06/2026

✨ Apparently this trend required ALL the horses. ✨
We may or may not have more horses in this photo than we do on the ranch…
👀🐎 (No promises. Don’t fact-check us.)
These therapy horses work hard, play harder, and clearly LOVE being famous.
Now the real question is… can you guess who’s who? 👇
Drop your guesses— bonus points for personality matches.
If this post made you laugh, smile, or do a double take, help us keep the hay piles full and the sass strong.
💛 Donations support feed, care, and life-changing programs at Rising Stars Therapeutic Riding Center.
👉 Donate here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=M9AC5KM8NFRZ8

02/05/2026

🎲🎲🎉 Bunco Tickets Are Gone! 🎉🎲🎲

We’ve extended the event T-shirt purchase window to February 11! Want to join the fun and show your support? Now’s the time!

Never played Bunco before? No worries — we’ll teach you! It’s a ladies’ night out filled with:

🎲Games & laughter with friends 🥳
🍇Delicious food 🍴
🐴Exciting silent auction items 🎁

02/03/2026

Thanks to Farmers National Bank for their continued support! We greatly appreciate it!