Nonprofit Grantees Transform Lives: The Sunny Horse Foundation

Finding great value in visiting the Sunny Horse Foundation is Todd, a Navy veteran.

The Sunny Horse Foundation is a nonprofit organization located at 4131 Creek Drive, Broomfield, CO 80023. They offer equine-assisted therapy (EAT) programs that promote health and healing. The Foundation specializes in providing equine-assisted learning for veterans and active military personnel in the Denver metro area.

Their programs are based on the Spanish California/Nevada tradition and provide hands-on interaction with horses. The Sunny Horse Foundation never charges any fee to participants.

One of the main benefits of equine therapy is that it targets the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which is a common result of military service. During equine-assisted therapy (EAT), participants experience positive outcomes such as:

• Decreased feelings of isolation
• Self-efficacy and self-esteem building
• Reductions in anxiety
• Increased confidence
• Trust development
• Self-acceptance
• Decreased depression symptoms
• Improved management of stress

Besides the human-focused outcomes, the Sunny Horse Foundation also provides support for abandoned, mistreated, unwanted, or distressed horses.

Thanks to a grant from BCF donors, the Sunny Horse Foundation can provide approximately twelve participants with 28 hours of equine-assisted learning activities. To learn more about the Sunny Horse Foundation, visit them on Facebook.

For more on this style of horse training, visit History.com.

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