Horses Help SWI

12/12/2025

This training will be POSTPONED to next Sunday 12/21 due to cold temps this weekend. Next weekend looks to be far warmer weather for us! Please email with questions or to RSVP.

Horses Help SWI is welcoming new sidewalkers to join our team this winter! If you’ve been wanting to get involved, now is the perfect time to jump in. No horse experience needed — just a warm heart and a willingness to learn. 💛

Upcoming Sidewalker Training Dates (choose one):
Dec 14 — 1:00–2:30 PM
Jan 18 — 1:00–2:30 PM
Feb 15 — 1:00–2:30 PM

Sidewalkers are trained in one session, followed by shadowing a live lesson to help you feel confident and supported before stepping fully into the role.

Ready to get started? Email us at [email protected] to sign up or ask questions! We'd love to have you be part of our herd!

12/11/2025

Peanut and Romeo had a night out at the Council Bluffs this evening! Touring the aisles with HHSWI staff and volunteers, handing out candy canes and bringing a smile to every employee and shopper! ❤️Can’t wait to spread more holiday cheer on December 18th in the Little Bohemia neighborhood of South 13th Street, Omaha, NE. Walking up and down the sidewalk for the holiday stroll between 6 and 7 PM. Find our trailer parked outside of 🐴✨🤠

12/05/2025

Horses Help SWI is welcoming new sidewalkers to join our team this winter! If you’ve been wanting to get involved, now is the perfect time to jump in. No horse experience needed — just a warm heart and a willingness to learn. 💛

Upcoming Sidewalker Training Dates (choose one):
Dec 14 — 1:00–2:30 PM
Jan 18 — 1:00–2:30 PM
Feb 15 — 1:00–2:30 PM

Sidewalkers are trained in one session, followed by shadowing a live lesson to help you feel confident and supported before stepping fully into the role.

Ready to get started? Email us at [email protected] to sign up or ask questions! We'd love to have you be part of our herd!

12/02/2025

Your donation on Giving Tuesday to Horses Help SWI helps build CONFIDENCE.

Confidence for the young rider. Confidence to try something new. Confidence in the classroom. Confidence to make a new friend. Confidence in their abilities!

You can DONATE here to chance lives https://sharegoodiowa.org/nonprofit/horses-help-swi-inc or on our website www.horseshelpswi.org. Thank You!

12/02/2025

We give thanks for this gorgeous morning and we give thanks to our supporters! TODAY is Giving Tuesday! This is a day celebrated each year on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving when people all around the globe come together to support the organizations, nonprofits and charities they believe in. We ask for your financial support in helping us support the clients who benefit from equine-assisted services on a physical, emotional, social or cognitive scale. You can DONATE here https://sharegoodiowa.org/nonprofit/horses-help-swi-inc or on our website www.horseshelpswi.org. Thank You!

12/01/2025

Donations can be made on our Share Iowa profile https://sharegoodiowa.org/nonprofit/horses-help-swi-inc, via our website at www.horseshelpswi.org, or by mail to 14679 230th Street, Council Bluffs, IA 51503. Thank you!

12/01/2025

Update: No Adaptive Riding Sessions held today due
to the cold weather.
Stay Warm Everyone!

12/01/2025

Donations to Horses Help SWI make an impact on each participant who finds their way to the ranch. Whether they are looking to develop their physical, emotional, cognitive or social skills, we have programs designed to help each person become the best version of themselves. www.horseshelpswi.org.

11/30/2025

Donations can be made at our Share Iowa profile https://sharegoodiowa.org/nonprofit/horses-help-swi-inc or via our website at www.horseshelpswi.org

11/29/2025

Donations of any size go towards client scholarships, horse care and facility management. For example - A gift of $10 buys a small bale of hay; a gift of $25 buys a bottle of fly spray; gifts of $50 help sponsor a rider's session; and $130 covers the cost of trimming two horses' hooves so they stay healthy! THANK YOU!

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving! We are so grateful for all of you involved with Horses Help!

11/24/2025

It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of Andrea’s mother, Christine Dunn, a woman whose love for horses touched everyone who knew her. Her kindness, strength, and deep connection to these animals live on in the countless lives she influenced.

In her obituary, her family shared that memorials in her honor can be made to Horses Help SWI, a testament to the impact our mission had on her and the bond she shared with this community. We are deeply grateful and humbled by this gesture.

We will share more soon about how these memorials will be honored, but for now, we hold Andrea and her family close in our hearts during this difficult time.

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/omaha/name/christine-dunn-obituary?id=60052054&fbclid=IwY2xjawONrK1leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFoT1Q1YnpKaUhwT2daOUU4c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHvNYe6gy1VdFDa7na4lpiK66HCxdPo8WbpuIR75QbiHNIaaa37_9A0jnfQ21_aem_jbyXZYm1jECUvzM5dPx1Xw