The Equestrian Therapy Program

06/18/2026

📚 Reading meets horsepower! 🐴

Leading to Literacy uses Horse Powered Reading to help students strengthen reading skills, build confidence, and discover the joy of learning through hands-on activities with horses.

Join us at our Open House to learn how horses can help students thrive and explore this one-of-a-kind program. See you there!

www.etpfarm.org/read

06/10/2026

Spots still open, please share!

Children borrow our calm before they can create their own.

Join us for a unique equine-assisted learning experience helping parents better understand co-regulation, emotional safety, and nervous system connection through hands-on activities with horses. All activities are ground-based and beginner-friendly.

Leave feeling more grounded, connected, and equipped to respond rather than react.

To sign up or learn more, contact Allison by calling or texting 567-825-1319 or emailing [email protected]

06/09/2026

💭🌙 Dreaming of treats, toys, and all the little things that help our herd do what they do best.

Every item on our wishlist helps support our horses, participants, and programs! Click the link below to help turn dreams into reality ✨

https://www.etpfarm.org/wishlist

06/08/2026

06/05/2026

Thank You Cowan Realtors for your help with our trails. We greatly appreciate it. Shout out as well to Jason Liening for fixing our Tic-Tac-Toe activity.

06/05/2026

Summer Boot Camp 2026!

We had a wonderful week with our campers, horses, and volunteers - plus the weather was absolutely beautiful! ☀

Thank you to our amazing volunteers for all of the time they put in this week. We also want to thank our patient and steady horses. They were great teachers for our campers. Lastly, we want to applaud our staff for their hard work this week. They helped make summer camp fun, engaging, and educational!

06/02/2026

Please contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Sonya, to fill these spots. We need 9 more sidewalkers for our summer session. If you aren't trained yet, we can make it happen before the start of the summer session!

Text or call: 419-371-4881
Email: [email protected]

To learn more about volunteering, check out www.etpfarm.org/volunteer

06/01/2026

We had a wonderful time participating in the Mental Health Awareness Month Scavenger Hunt at Ohio State University at Lima last week. It was a great way to wrap up the month of May 🌿💚

It was wonderful connecting with other local agencies, sharing resources, and helping raise awareness about the importance of mental health in our community. Lola joined us for the day and helped participants experience a simple co-regulation exercise, demonstrating how connection can help us feel calmer, more grounded, and more present.

Did you know? Approximately 1 in 5 U.S. adults experiences a mental health condition each year. Mental health challenges are common, and support matters.

Horses have an incredible ability to respond to human emotions and body language. Their sensitivity to nonverbal communication can help people increase self-awareness, practice emotional regulation, and experience meaningful connection in a unique way.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by to visit Lola and learn more about mental health and equine-assisted services! 🐴

05/29/2026

Thank you to Homeless Books for donating a braille book to our program. This book will be incorporated into our therapeutic riding lessons for our riders who are visually impaired. We appreciate your donation so much!