Horse Sponsorship

Horses are not an inexpensive way of teaching life skills or providing therapy, but they are proven to be very effective. Many therapists that have worked with horses and clients will commonly say that they can accomplish healing and breakthroughs with a child in 3 sessions or less when the horse is a partner — as opposed to, meeting in an office setting where it may take up to 12 sessions.

Reigning Grace Ranch receives horses from all walks of life and many are owner-surrenders. From work done with Maricopa County Sheriff’s department on horse neglect cases to retired horses that have had a professional career in the equine industry to horses being rescued from slaughter — one thing is certain — when a horse comes to Reigning Grace Ranch, they are loved, and they are safe and they are cared for.

The children that are in sessions at the Ranch are typically faced with difficult situations at home. From foster care, blended families, eating disorders, social anxiety, depression, addictions, physical or cognitive disabilities, our children are loved right where they are and given “wings to fly” (tools to address their individual problems) at Reigning Grace Ranch.

Research has shown that animals have a multitude of positive effects on their human counterparts. To name a few, animals can lower blood pressure, lower heart rate, help ground and release pressure from the stresses that our children are faced with daily. A five-year-old should never have thoughts of suicide and depression — but we often find that they do.

We think that our horses and other farm animals are pretty special, but you can find out for yourself just how special they are by clicking on any of their photos and choosing which of them you would like to sponsor each month.