Halter (Healing and Learning Through Equine Relationships)

“Reviewed by the executive committee”

“Reviewed by the executive committee.”

“Documents available to the public upon request”

“Halter improves the lives of children with challenges through equine assisted services, education and research. Services include: therapeutic riding, equine assisted learning/coaching and space-use contract services for physical, occupational and speech therapy. Equine assisted activites teach children how to build healthy relationships, self-regulate their emotions,other social, emotional skills and behaviors and learn other skills that transfer from horses into the home, school, and community.”

“The program expense proration of 70% of total expenses is signficantly understated due to a full time professional assocaiton of therapeutic horsemanship international certified riding instructor currently being staffed by a volunteer that donates 100% of her time. If this volunteer were paid the current market value for this postion, the total expnese allocated would change to program expense 74%, general/administration 17%, and fundraising 9%.”

“Horse expenses 41,839 0 0 scholarship 8,768 0 0 dues and memberships 1,103 0 0 fundraising 0 0 22,022 bad debt 1,808 0 1,040 donor development 1,439 0 2,915 misc 23 0 26,042 educational 184 0 0 community outreach 54 0 0 total 55,218 0 52,019”

“Horse expenses form 990, part ix: the halter horses became very sick at the end of fy 22-23. Our care and veterinary expense were very significant, those expenses also carried into fy 23-24. The horses all recovered. Halter had to euthanize 2 horses in fy 22-23 on the advice of our veterinarian due to unresovable health issues. To meet the need of our participants, halter purchased 2 horses. The current state of the horse industry precludes the free lease or donation of horses as was historically the case.”