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Bridlepath Equine Center

Bridlepath Equine Center is a 501(c)3 Therapeutic Horsemanship Program in Southern Lancaster County. We are set to open for services in Fall 2023.

Bridlepath Equine Center is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt nonprofit Therapeutic Horsemanship Program located in Quarryville, PA on Trailside Farm. Our mission is to pave a pathway of growth and independence for individuals with special needs utilizing therapeutic horsemanship and specialized group programming. Bridlepath Equine Center’s vision is to continuously facilitate a welcoming learning environment

for individuals with special needs utilizing our equine teammates and farm atmosphere in ways that provide physical, emotional, behavioral, and intellectual benefits both on the farm and in the individual’s everyday activities. Check out our website for more details on how to sign up for services, our volunteer opportunities, and other ways to support our program.

01/09/2025

Looking to add more Bridlepath gear to your closet?? We're doing another apparel fundraiser, but this time everything will have the Bridlepath logo embroidered with the option to customize! To order, simply use the QR code or go to https://stores.inksoft.com/bridlepathequinecenter/shop/home

You can pick from a variety of colors and sizes (adult and youth) for a variety of items: long sleeves, short sleeves, polos, soft shell jackets, vests, quarter zip sweatshirts, and beanies.

The fundraiser ends February 15th with items arriving directly to your door by the beginning of March! All proceeds go directly to Bridlepath Equine Center's general fund to help keep our therapeutic horsemanship services affordable for our incredible population of individuals with special needs. Thank you for your support and for sporting our logo wear!

01/08/2025

We are excited to start spotlighting members of our amazing volunteer team each month as we begin 2025!

For January - meet Teal!

01/06/2025

Want to join our amazing team of volunteers?

Volunteering is a great way to get some barn time, work with an incredible group of participants who are working hard to reach milestones, create memories with fellow community members, and simply have a fun time! We also offer monthly continuing education opportunities for volunteers to learn and grow their skills!

All of our new volunteers are required to go through a 2-part training course. Part 1 includes a tour of our facility, a meet and greet with the horses, and discussion of our volunteer program roles and expectations. This first training is not a commitment to volunteering as this is a great way to see our facility and meet our staff to determine if this is where you would like to volunteer. Part 2 is more hands-on, and we discuss/practice leading expectations, sidewalking holds, grooming/tacking, and the various adaptive mounts/dismounts. You must also submit our volunteer packet and 3 background checks by the time you complete the Part 2 training. Our current volunteer opportunities are on Mondays-Fridays & Sunday mornings, with no minimum or maximum number of hours required each week. Some volunteers prefer to come at the same day and time each week, while others volunteer one hour a month at random as their schedule allows. If you are inactive for 6 months, you will be pulled from the volunteer list as it is important for our volunteers to stay up to date with our current herd and processes.

Our next round of volunteer trainings will be held as follows:
Part 1 - Saturday, February 15th from 10am-11:30am
Part 2 - Saturday, March 1st from 10am-12pm

Please reach out to Danielle at [email protected] if you would like to attend the trainings or be added to the list for future trainings! We'd love to have you join our team!

01/03/2025

Is all this talk of cold weather & snow getting you excited for summer?

We officially have the dates scheduled for our summer horsemanship day camps for those who like to schedule out their summer activities far in advance! We are offering both recreational camps to the general public (for new and beginner horse lovers, ages 4-18) and therapeutic camps (ages 4-25) for current participants and waitlisters. There are limited spots that are first come, first serve. For more information, visit our website at https://www.bridlepathequinecenter.org/2025-summer-camps . Come join us for a day of fun!

01/01/2025

Happy New Year, friends! 2024 was a big year of growth and memories - we are so excited to see what 2025 holds!

Does your New Year's Resolution look something like this...
1. Participate in a 5k Trail Run?
2. Walk 2 miles with your favorite human or furry friend?!
3. Watch your kiddo race through a course on a stick horse??!!
4. EAT MORE CHICKEN BARBEQUE???!!!

If you answered YES to one or more of the above resolutions, then we have an event just for you!

SAVE THE DATE! Our second annual Bridlepath Race Day Fundraiser will be Saturday, June 7, 2025. Stay tuned for more details as we use feedback from last year to make this event even better - we look forward to having you join us!

12/30/2024

Happy Retirement Day, Tank!

While this is very bittersweet for us to see Tank retire, he has earned his retirement and then some! Tank came to us on August 23, 2023 as one of the "Original 3" program horses to launch Bridlepath Equine Center. During his time here, he has selflessly given 350 services hours to multiple participants in ways that have impacted their lives outside of their sessions. Here are just a handful of examples of the lasting impact Tank has had on his friends:

-A participant was able to graduate from Physical Therapy largely in part due to the physical benefits she received and continued to receive through riding Tank.
-A participant, who wouldn't even want to come into the barn when he first started sessions, soon learned courage, bravery, and confidence in new tasks through Tank's warm and patient demeanor. This participant now willingly walks into the barn, grooms & tacks independently, can lead his horse independently, and his riding his horse independently at the walk.
-A participant, who sometimes comes into her sessions feeling a sensory overload, quickly figured out that riding Tank ba****ck and feeling his steady breathing was an incredible tool to recenter herself by matching her breathing with his. This set her sessions up for better success, as well as the rest of her day's activities outside of the barn.

Thank you, Tank, for being a foundational piece of Bridlepath and our mission. You are worth your weight in gold, and we will always admire you with the deepest gratitude and appreciation! Thank you to Tank's owner, Christi F., for the opportunity to experience all that is "Tank", and for opening the door for participants to continue visiting him in his retirement - it is well deserved!

12/25/2024

Merry Christmas from Benson and his crew!! We hope you all have the best day with your loved ones. We are thankful for you all as we celebrate Christ's birth and the joy of the season! 🌲

12/17/2024

With 14 days to spare, Benson and this crew are excited to share that we have met our $20,000 Match!!

Thank you all for your continued support and dedication to our mission serving an amazing group of individuals through therapeutic horsemanship. It's an honor to serve this community!

12/14/2024

This morning was spent celebrating Christmas with our incredible volunteer crew! Our volunteers are truly an integral part of our program's foundation as we couldn't do what we do without them. Join us in showing our volunteers appreciation as we head into the New Year - Merry Christmas everyone!

12/02/2024

Tank, Olivia, and crew are here with a **Match Update**!

We are officially at $17,798.23 of our $20,000 Match! We are blown away by the community's support in raising a large chunk of the match in a month's time. Tomorrow during , would you consider helping us get to our goal of $20k by December 31st? Check out our website on the different methods to donate (cash, check, PayPal) and how your funds support our program: https://www.bridlepathequinecenter.org/support

Thank you in advance for the impact you make on our program and the participants we have the honor of serving each week!

11/25/2024

It's been looking extra festive around here in prep for the Christmas season! Each horse has their own stocking that participants may put in a hand-drawn picture or letter to their favorite partner. Our Christmas tree also has paper ornaments that students may take home & decorate to bring back to put on the tree! Some of the ornaments have our Christmas list items or Amazon Wish List QR code (https://a.co/0sZtg8P) for those who have been asking how to support Bridlepath this holiday season.

We hope everyone has a very blessed and Happy Thanksgiving this week with your friends and family!

11/23/2024

Benson and the rest of our crew here at Bridlepath want to extend our biggest THANK YOU to all of our donors during yesterday's Day - our hearts are full of gratitude and deep appreciation for everyone who has supported our mission and the incredible population we have the honor of serving each week. Thank you!

11/23/2024

There are 4.5 hours left of !

Thank you to all who came to our ExtraGive Celebration to meet our crew and learn more about what we do. Thank you to all who have donated so far, we are completely overwhelmed with your generosity!

With time left to give, would you consider a donation for one of these categories? Your donation will go towards supporting our participants, specialized group programming, and our herd - you are appreciated immensely!!

https://www.extragive.org/organizations/bridlepath-equine-center

11/22/2024

Bridlepath instructors, Danielle & Natalie are excited to welcome guests with open arms to our Celebration starting soon from 4pm-7pm. Come on out and meet our team of staff, volunteers, and horses - we would love to show you what we do!

If you're unable to make it out in person, would you consider supporting us virtually through our ExtraGive site? https://www.extragive.org/organizations/bridlepath-equine-center

11/22/2024

As we're halfway through day, let us share a little bit more of what we do here at Bridlepath and what some of the benefits are!

Our mission is to pave a pathway of growth and independence for individuals with special needs utilizing therapeutic horsemanship and specialized group programming. We hold weekly participant sessions year round (and have a waiting list that is estimated to be about two years out), and we also offer field trips and 4-8 week specialized group programming for at-risk populations (such as school groups or a cancer support group).

Physical Benefits:
Horses have a rhythmical and symmetrical 3-dimensional movement that provides the following, but is not limited to:
-Strengthening and conditioning muscles
-Improving balance and coordination
-Providing low impact exercise
-Developing gross and fine motor skills

Emotional/Behavioral Benefits:
-Horses provide a participant the ability to bond with a non-judgmental partner in ways that include, but are not limited to:
-Increased self-confidence and self-image
-Improved motivation
-Increased ability to organize thoughts and body movements
Improved social skills

Intellectual Benefits:
Skills developed in horsemanship and riding sessions have proven to develop the following, but is not limited to:
-Problem solving skills
-Sequencing development
-Motor planning skills
-Visual and spatial perception & differentiation

To help support our mission on Day today, visit our site at: https://www.extragive.org/organizations/bridlepath-equine-center

11/21/2024

is just over 8 hours away!

Our final herd spotlight is Jasper! Jasper came to us about 2 months ago, and he is our youngest herd member at 8 years old. He is a Haflinger Cross gelding and is known around the barn for his bag of tricks (such as smiling)! Jasper has been slowly integrating into lessons as he transitions into his new job here at Bridlepath, and he is already becoming a favorite amongst some of our participants.

To support Jasper and his other pasture pals on ExtraGive Day TOMORROW, check out our site at https://www.extragive.org/organizations/bridlepath-equine-center

11/20/2024

is 2 days away!

Say hi to Boss! He is a 13 year old Appaloosa gelding who came to Bridlepath early this summer. Boss has done well finding his groove in therapeutic horsemanship after a fun career in barrel racing. He has done exceptionally well with allowing our students who don't have full range of motion in their body to be more independent as he is very sensitive to subtle cues.

If you feel led, would you consider a donation on ExtraGive day to help support the cost of maintaining our program horses to keep them at their best, physically and mentally? Thank you in advance for your support! https://www.extragive.org/organizations/bridlepath-equine-center

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787 Valley Road
Quarryville, PA
17566

Telephone

+17179452799

Website

http://www.bridlepathequinecenter.org/

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We get really excited when our participants and their horses are able to reach new milestones through a lot of hard work and dedication - way to go Adam and Benson for steering independently for the first time today!

The boys are checking in with you all on this beautiful morning to ask if you want to be added to our Spring Newsletter list? If you received our fall newsletter, you are already on the list to receive the spring edition. Please DM or email [email protected] your preferred method of receiving the newsletter (email or snail mail) and we'll add you to the list! From the herd of Bridlepath, enjoy the sunshine today!

On Fridays, we typically have schooling rides with our lovely program horses as a way to keep their bodies and brains physically and mentally engaged, which in turn aids in providing higher quality sessions for our participants. Today, our schooling rides included some enrichment time in the creek... I think it's safe to say Oakley especially enjoyed himself! Benson and Tank soon joined in on the fun, too! 🥰

As we approach the year end, we humbly thank our volunteers, community, donors, sponsors, board of directors, and the Kauffman's for playing a huge part in making our start-up far exceed our expectations of what this first year would look like for Bridlepath. I'll say it time and time again, we truly couldn't have done it without all of you in addition to God's goodness! Heading into 2024, would you consider continuing to support Bridlepath through monthly or one-time financial or item donations? We also have sponsorship opportunities for both business and individuals alike that include participant and horse sponsorships, along with Business Banners and Individual / Family Commemorative Brass Plates displayed at our outdoor riding arena. You may check out our website linked below for more information about ways to support us, or you may reach out directly to Danielle at (717)945-2799, [email protected] - we are forever grateful for past and future gifts. Thank you! https://www.bridlepathequinecenter.org/support UPDATE - we've officially met our $25,000 Match thanks to numerous donors. We appreciate your generosity! These funds will go towards our fixed operating expenses such as nutritional, vet and farrier care for our horses, along with critical operational commitments that keep us up and running to be able to provide equine assisted therapeutic services to our incredible participants. Thank you all!!

Bridlepath Open House 2023

2 weeks from today is our first ever Open House at the farm! Come on out for a drop-in, family-friendly event on Saturday, October 7th, from 10am-2pm. See you then! Thank you so much to Dena Krebs from Stoltzfus Meats and Deli for putting this video together for us!

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