About the Foundation
What We Do
About the Foundation
Established in 1999, the PNHS Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization that provides support for therapeutic riding programs, equine rescue efforts and the education and training of persons in equestrian endeavors.
In 2023, the PNHS Foundation awarded more than $75,000 in grants to non-profit recipients both locally and across the nation. Foundation grants provide scholarships for therapy students, facilitate care for therapy and rescue horses, allow for the purchase of equipment for horses and riders and more. Grants are posted and awarded as the timeline below specifies.
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Your tax-deductible gift to the PNHS Foundation is allocated directly to grants for therapeutic riding programs and equine rescue organizations.
Foundation friday
2024 will mark the ninth annual LifeVac Therapeutic Riding Championships, scheduled to take place on Foundation Friday, October 18, at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show in the Harrisburg Coliseum at the PA Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg, PA.
Started in 2016, Foundation Friday is the setting for two therapeutic riding championship divisions – walk (assisted) and walk/trot (unassisted) – as well as the presentation of the Foundation’s Therapy Horse of the Year Award. Riders qualify for these championship classes by competing in any one of the qualifying competitions held throughout the summer months at local horse shows.
Qualifying horse shows for 2024 currently include the following:
- May 25, 2024 – Walnut Grove Farms in Dover, PA
- June 1, 2024 – Friendly Horseman’s Club in Stevens, PA
- August 4, 2024 – Columbia Riding Club in Columbia, PA
Grants / Application Timeline
JULY 2024
Grant applications available
November 2024
Review of grant applications by the PNHS Foundation committee
Recommendation to Board of Directors for allocations
December 2024
Allocation from Board of Directors of funds available
January 2025
Grants awarded
Get to Know Our Grant Recipients
Reins of Rhythm
Therapeutic Riding at Centenary University
Walnut Grove Farms
2023 Grant Recipients
The Pennsylvania National Horse Show Foundation makes grants available for charitable and educational purposes. For 2023, the Foundation awarded grants to the following organizations.
A Broken Spur Riding Academy, Beaver, WV
Avenues Schuylkill County Therapeutic Riding Program – Pottsville, PA
Beyond Wishes Therapeutic Riding Program, Hinton, WV
Bonded By Strength Equine Rescue Inc. – Lewisberry, PA
Bridlepath Equine Center – Quarryville, PA
Capital Area Therapeutic Riding Assoc., Grantville, PA
Charleston Area Therapeutic Riding – Johns Island, SC
Chastain Horse Park – Atlanta, GA
Chesapeake Therapeutic Riding Inc. – Abingdon, MD
Cloverleaf Equine Center, Clifton, VA
Days End Farm Horse Rescue, Woodbine, MD
Dream Catchers, Williamsburg, VA
Equine Assisted Living of South Florida, Coconut Creek, FL
Equi-librium, Inc. – Nazareth, PA
EquiTeam – Dallastown, PA
February Star Sanctuary, Inc. – Knoxville, MD
Franklin Co 4-H Therapeutic Riding Center, Chambersburg, PA
Gateway Horse Works – Malvern, PA
Graceful Acres, Halifax, PA
Horses & Horizons, New Ringgold, PA
Kindle Hill Foundation Charity – Blue Bell, PA
Leg Up Farm, Mt. Wolf, PA
Lifeline Horse Rescue & Rehabilitation – Gaithersburg, MD
Mane Stream Therapeutic Riding, Oldwick, NJ
Manito Life Center, Allentown, PA
Maryland Therapeutic Riding – Crownsville, MD
Metropolitan Equestrian Team, New York, NY
Morning Dove Therapeutic Riding, Inc. (Herd of Hope) – Zionsville, IN
Northwinds Rescue & Healing – Deerfield, WI
Omega Horse Rescue, Airville, PA
Pal-O-Mine – Islandia, NY
Pegasus Therapeutic Riding Academy, Philadelphia, PA
Prairie Fire Farms, Inc. – Grantville, PA
Promise Landing Farm, Inc., Upper Marlboro MD
Reins of Life, Landenburg PA
Reins of Rhythm, Fayetteville, PA
Ride with Pride – Staunton, VA
Sebastian Riding Associates – Collegeville, PA
Shining Stars Therapeutic Riding Program, Inc. – Gettysburg, PA
Special Equestrians, Warrington, PA
Storm Harbor Equestrian Center – Slippery Rock, PA
The Children’s TherAplay Foundation, Inc., Carmel, IN
The Helping Horseshoe Therapeutic Riding Club, Andover, NJ
Therapeutic Riding at Centenary University, Hackettstown, NJ
Therapeutic Riding of Tuscaloosa – Cottondale, AL
Walnut Grove Therapeutic Center, Inc., Dover, PA
