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Fall Session School Groups

It’s hard to believe that our fall session is over halfway over now! These eight weeks just fly by! This fall, we were honored to host two Spencer County school groups. Several students in these groups are joining us for their second session! This program type is Equine-Assisted Learning. Below: Students engaged their math skills […]

Opening Week, Spring 2025 Session

Opening week of Spring Session has been wonderful! Our instructors and equine “employees” were so honored to welcome our new and returning participants. For the first time, we are partnering with Nancy Hanks Elementary School to bring Equine-Assisted Learning to their 2nd and 3rd grade students. The word of the week was “FRIENDSHIP!” All the […]

Stage 1 of Arena Weather-Proofing

Thanks to a grant provided by the Spencer County Community Foundation, Stir-n-Up Hope is having our leaking arena roof repaired and the west wall of the arena insulated. This is step one in the process of moving our arena to an all-season therapeutic riding center. Right now, we are not able to hold classes in […]

Stir-n-Up Hope receives Community Goods grant for roof repair and insulation

Stir-n-Up Hope is thrilled to be a recipient of the Spencer County Community Foundation’s Community Goods grant for the fall cycle! These funds will be used to repair our leaking roof and to insulate part of our arena wall, making it more useable during inclement and extreme weather conditions! We anticipate these changes allowing us […]

Pasture Update

We are so excited to share a much-anticipated pasture repair update! Back in the summer, we shared that our pasture was eroding and we were quoted nearly $25,000 to make the needed repairs. We designated the proceeds from our first ever “HOPE-N” Show to be for this costly repair. With the community’s support, we profited […]

Spring Session Update

Our Spring session is about to wrap up at Stir-n-Up Hope!! We had our new horse Ginger jumping into the fun and she is really enjoying her new role in life as a therapeutic riding companion.  She has been working alongside our instructor Becky with our mentor group from the Spencer County probation court to teach […]

Our Pasture is Eroding: May 5, 2024

Our pasture is eroding… Previous Next Our pasture is in dire need of repair. The existing slope of our pasture is allowing for significant water erosion. The problem is worsening exponentially as more plants and soil are washed out, making it easier for the remaining areas to continue to wear away.  For the safety of […]

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