Havenwood Equestrian Center

Havenwood Equestrian Center We are a nonprofit horse farm that offers a free riding program for underprivileged teenagers.

Our five students who had better than 90% attendance enjoyed a trail ride Thursday morning, led by our riding instructor...
06/06/2026

Our five students who had better than 90% attendance enjoyed a trail ride Thursday morning, led by our riding instructor, Kim Smith-Bowman. It was a beautiful day for a ride through the woods and around the farm. Good job to all of them for earning this!

06/04/2026

Kileigh joined Havenwood halfway through this past semester. In just a few months, she made significant progress both in her riding and in working toward her academic goals.

Here she is riding part of the pattern she performed for family and friends at our end-of-semester celebration. We’re proud of how much she’s accomplished in such a short time! Good job, Kileigh!

Early Giving for GiveLocalNRV starts today!Each week at Havenwood Equestrian Center, local teens build confidence, respo...
06/01/2026

Early Giving for GiveLocalNRV starts today!

Each week at Havenwood Equestrian Center, local teens build confidence, responsibility, perseverance, and life skills through horses, mentorship, and community.

This year, we’re raising funds to continue serving our current students and work toward adding a second day of programming so we can reach even more youth in our area.

🐴 $40 provides one lesson for a student
🐴 $400 sends a student to summer camp
🐴 $125/month supports a student for an entire school year!

And thanks to a generous supporter, the first $1,000 donated during Early Giving will be matched dollar-for-dollar!

If Havenwood’s mission speaks to you, we’d be grateful for your support.

https://www.givelocalnrv.org/organization/Havenwood-Equestrian-Center

05/30/2026

Lilly rocked her pattern riding Snacks. Lilly has been in our program for 2 1/2 years. It’s been so great to see her grow and progress. She has a special bond with Snacks.

📅 Save the Date!GiveLocalNRV, our region’s annual day of giving, is coming up June 24–25 (noon to noon)! It’s a wonderfu...
05/29/2026

📅 Save the Date!

GiveLocalNRV, our region’s annual day of giving, is coming up June 24–25 (noon to noon)! It’s a wonderful opportunity to support the local nonprofits that are making a difference throughout our community.

Early Giving begins Monday, June 1, so you don’t have to wait until Giving Day to make your gift.

We’ll be sharing more about Havenwood’s students, horses, and goals for the coming year over the next few weeks. Thank you for being part of our journey and helping local teens build confidence, responsibility, and hope through horses.

05/28/2026

Here’s KC riding a portion of his pattern. KC joined HEC this school year and has progressed from knowing nothing about riding to beginning to canter. He’s such a cheerful, willing learner and worker and great to have in our program!

Our last day of the after school program for the school year was this past Tuesday. The students’ families were invited ...
05/21/2026

Our last day of the after school program for the school year was this past Tuesday. The students’ families were invited and they each rode a pattern they’ve been practicing. Stay tuned for video clips of each one 😁. They all did great! After our little show, we had a celebration with end of year awards. There were awards for perfect attendance (3), 90% attendance or better (5), doing and tracking exercise during the week (3), meeting their academic goal for the semester (7!) and some fun barn/riding awards to celebrate each student individually. We were especially proud to celebrate Lily, who will be graduating this year and heading to NRCC to study nursing. Yay, Lily! We’re looking forward to summer camp with this group in July!

04/28/2026

Cantering and jumping with our senior Lily
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This good boy turned 26 years young yesterday. Snacks is such a wonderful boy we wish we could clone him. He is the go t...
04/24/2026

This good boy turned 26 years young yesterday. Snacks is such a wonderful boy we wish we could clone him. He is the go to horse for a beginner’s first ride - always steady, safe and confidence building. And as the riders grow in their skills he shows them that he can do more. He is a favorite of many of our students. We love him so! For his birthday he got hock injections - not such a bad present for a good ol’ boy 😊. Many thanks to Drs. Trager and Ivey from VT field services and the vet students who came with them to help for taking such good care of Snackwell! We look forward to seeing the pep pick back up in his step.

04/16/2026

It doesn’t happen all at once.

Learning the posting trot takes coordination, balance, and persistence—and it doesn’t come all at once.

Week by week, one of our newest riders is finding her rhythm.

It’s a small step, but it represents something much bigger: confidence growing, one ride at a time.

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4860 Indian Valley Road
Radford, VA
24141

Telephone

+15402306548

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