Give hippotherapy to children with disabilities

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 “Cameron has blossomed!  He talks a mile a minute now! And Landon loves to ride now – he just takes off!”  Cameron and Landon’s mom couldn’t wait to tell us what the boys had accomplished since we last talked with her. Cameron greets and says goodbye to his teachers and knows...

In September, our team visited Dallas, Georgia to follow up with the kids we support, hear about their journeys, celebrate their successes and offer additional support. One of those kids is Tony, a Jacob’s Fund scholarship recipient. Diagnosed with autism at an early age, Tony’s journey has been a hard one and...

We’re thrilled to announce that Jacob’s Fund has begun supporting three new children at McKenna Farms. This is an outstanding opportunity and challenge for our small organization. We’d like you to meet each one—Brandon, Cameron and Landon—to better understand why your help is so critical in...

Sarah's discovered something this year, and it's turned her life around:  hippotherapy.  For the first time since her diagnosis of autism nearly four years ago, Sarah can learn.  But she won't be able to continue on this bright new path without your help. The Red Thread Promise needs to fund Sarah's...

What a difference two days can make!  That’s what we hoped we’d be saying when we completed our working weekend at McKenna Farms in November 2011. Favored by perfect fall weather, our team tackled the late summer weeds, mowed, stained wood, restored a bridge to its rightful purpose and place on the sensory...

Since 2008, Jacob's Fund, the U.S. program of The Red Thread Promise, has been giving disabled kids hippotherapy at McKenna Farms in Dallas, Georgia.  Now, on our first mission trip to the farm, we'll get physical with our efforts.  Individuals and families will travel from several states to the farm in Georgia to...

"Here's Ricky.  He loves riding on Major." Our hearts lifted when we saw Ricky and heard those words.  Major was Jacob's horse.  Jacob's Fund, the US program of The Red Thread Promise is named for Jacob.  Jacob, who was happiest when he rode Major, died at age three.  Giving that same happiness to...

With walls up and doors installed, the indoor arena at McKenna Farms is almost ready. In June, children, therapists, parents and supporters will host a grand opening. And whatever the weather - rain, Georgia's summer heat, or the occasional winter snow like those that happened this winter - hihppotherapy sessions will be...

Thanks to donors, both new and continuing, Give Kids Hippotherapy So They Can Walk and Talk is providing additional hippotherapy sessions to special needs kids.  Jacob's Fund, a U.S. program of The Red Thread Promise, supports these kids at McKenna Farms in Dallas, Georgia, just outside Atlanta.  Tony rode in the...

As the economy has worsened, some of the parents of the kids at McKenna Farms in Dallas, Georgia, for whom hippotherapy has been prescribed have lost their jobs.  There's no insurance, and no money to afford the fees for therapists and maintaining the horses. Since hippotherapy is an almost-miraculous treatment that...