LEAD Therapeutic Riding

06/19/2026

06/11/2026

Before the riders arrive…
✔️ Stalls are cleaned
✔️ Gates are repaired
✔️ Horses are cared for
✔️ The office is decorated
✔️ Lessons are planned
✔️ Arena is prepared

And somewhere in between, there are horse rides, muddy boots, dog helpers, laughter, and a whole lot of heart.

It takes an entire community working together every week to make LEAD happen—and we’re so grateful for every single person who shows up.

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06/07/2026

☀️ 🍦🐴 School is out, the sun is bright, our schedule is FULL and this weekend LEAD kicks off our 10-week summer session. We are so excited to welcome back our wonderful volunteers and so many special kids and teens for what promises to be a fantastic summer of learning, growing, overcoming challenges, gaining confidence and building new friendships. And let's not forget, a lot of fun!

06/03/2026

LEAD is pleased to welcome Tami Blaschke to our Board of Directors. During her 3-year term, she will join our devoted Board members in their duties to advance our mission, raise funds vital to our work, and help build valuable community and business partnerships.

A New Mexico native, Tami grew up ranching with her father Wess (W&W Ranch) and is the 4th generation at the helm of the family farm and ranch. Tami has 20+ years of professional experience in event planning, fundraising and sales. She was a major sponsor of LEAD's inaugural fundraising dinner and auction this past October and served as the volunteer event director.

She divides her time between her home in Columbus, Texas, where she lives with her husband John and son Braxton, and the family ranch in New Mexico.

Welcome, Tami!

05/26/2026

LEAD isn't just about horses. It's about the powerful connection that develops between horses and humans that allows people to come "as they are" and be accepted unconditionally. Horses don't need us to be perfect or whole or without challenges. Rather, they accept us exactly as we are, with sensitivity and without judgment. Their trust allows us to open up our thoughts, emotions and challenges in a trusting environment that promotes healing.

Our tagline is "Healing People Through Horses" and we've seen incredible healing happen in children and families that they only had dreamed possible.

We'd love to tell you more about LEAD, our mission and how our rock-star team of horses are helping lead kids toward healing!

05/26/2026

It's hard to believe that our Spring Session is already over! Thank you to all our wonderful volunteers, supporters, riders and their families for making it such a great one!

Over the 8 weeks of this session:

❤️ A teenager helped teach a horse to focus in the ring and in doing so, she learned valuable skills for coping with her own ADHD

❤️ A teen with nonverbal autism is speaking some words now and has the confidence in himself to guide the horse by himself, with help nearby if needed

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05/25/2026

This Memorial Day, we pause to remember the selfless and courageous men and women in uniform who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom and for our great nation. 🇺🇸

Because of you, we live in peace and with the unalienable rights of life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. ❤️ 💙

05/24/2026

A few of our trailblazers celebrating completion of spring session. We will be back June 4 for summer session🤠🐴🤍

05/13/2026

Sometimes the healers need healing, too. 😷🏥
LEAD was honored to pay a special visit to Presbyterian Healthcare Services' Lincoln County Medical Center during National Hospital Week to celebrate the extraordinary medical professionals, support staff and administrators who are always there, 24/7, to care for our community.

It is well-documented through research that horses make a real and lasting positive impact on the health of humans—so it seemed only fitting to bring a little "horse therapy" to our peers in the health care industry who work so hard to help us all.

Thank you for all you do and Happy Hospital Week!