At our inception, for four years straight, Ride On St. Louis operated solely on a volunteer basis including professional staff. 22 years later, and our volunteers are still making a huge impact on our operations and ability to serve. Most years our logged volunteer hours total almost 20,000 hours, and we praise and give thanks to God for our volunteers' kindness and abilities! Even though our special group volunteer activities have been suspended, we still rely on individuals

The $1,000 Champion of Equine Service Academic Scholarship is awarded to volunteer Champions (volunteers who log a minimum of 24 hours), who have a GPA of 3.0 or above. The awards assist Champions in the pursuit of their undergraduate and graduate studies; the number of scholarships to be awarded annually is subject to funds available. Congratulations Joseph on your recent award! "For as long as he can remember, Joseph Lehn has loved horses, and one of his oldest and fondest

June 19th the Ride On St. Louis horses, staff and volunteers traveled to Babler State Park to bring equine-assisted activities to children with physical disabilities participating in the The Disabled Athletes Sports Association (DASA) summer Camp WeCanDu. Children ages 6-16 with cerebral palsy, spinal cord injuries, amputations and other disabilities participated in the week-long, traditional summer camp experience. Special camp activity included an opportunity for campers to

A brain tumor and series of strokes changed Deana's life. At Ride On St. Louis, through our new Barn Buddies program, we are working on changing Deana's life for the better. Please consider a gift on Give STL Day, May 1st 2019, to help make a real difference. Pledge your gift at www.givestlday.org/rideonstl "[The brain tumor and strokes] caused severe damage to the left side of my brain with memory, focal issues, aphasia, and left severe damage to my right foot... Ride On St.

Members of the Ride On St. Louis staff and volunteers attended the Region 7 Conference of the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International. Pictured are Kathy Alm, CEO, PATH Intl.; Marita Wassman, Program Director, ROSL; Jeanne Johnson, Office Manager, ROSL; BriAnn Session, Grant Manager, ROSL; Ross Braun, President, PATH Intl.; Tera McCool, Board President, ROSL. The conference, held February 22-24 at Exceptional Equestrians hosted equine-assisted activ

When Katelyn first started coming to Ride On St. Louis on Monday mornings in 2010, her school teachers saw such changes in her focus and behavior that they questioned how this was happening and what it was she did before school on Mondays. Katelyn's grown in more ways than one when it comes to her adaptive riding sessions at Ride On St. Louis. Katelyn, who is nonverbal, has challenges with low tone and seizures. Each week when Katelyn visits, she works on achieving goals in h

Volunteers are invited to participate in the EQUUS Foundation's Champion program, an incentive-based equine service program to stimulate and reward volunteerism on behalf of horses. Individuals achieving Champion status (volunteering 24+ hours in a year at an approved charity that changes the live of people and horses) become eligible to receive Champion benefits, including the opportunity for scholarships to further their academic education and gifts from Ariat International

Wednesday, August 30th, 2017 from 6pm – 9pm Ride On St. Louis will host a free side-walker training for new volunteers looking to join our program or existing volunteers who would like a refresher course. Please reserve your space for training by contacting BriAnn at 636.464.3408 or volunteer@rideonstl.org #training #volunteer