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THIS IS GOOD NEWS FOR OUR INDUSTRY, WITH THE CHALLENGE OVER THE INDUSTRY BEING FINDING QUALIFIED HELP TO PROVIDE THESE MUCH NEEDED SERVICES. WE STILL HAVE NOT REACHED THE PRE-COVID NUMBERS IN THIS PROGRAM BUT WE DO SEE A GROWTH PATTERN. RESEARCH IN OUR INDUSTRY IS GROWING AND THE FINDINGS ARE ALL PROVING WHAT WE KNOW TO BE TRUE, THAT EQUINE ASSISTED SERVICES MAKE A MAJOR DIFFERENCE FOR PEOPLE'S LIVES IN POSITIVE WAYS. ALLOWING OUR PARTICIPANTS TO FLOURISH IN AREAS THEY STRUGGLED IN PRIOR TO SERVICES. IT IS SHOWN THAT PARTICIPATING IN EQUINE ASSISTED ACTIVITIES DECREASES TRAUMA TRIGGERS, ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, HYPERACTIVITY AT THE SAME TIME INCREASES CONCENTRATION, FOCUS AND CONFIDENCE. WE KNOW THAT THE STRENGTH OF THE TRUNK, CORE, LEGS AND SHOULDER MUSCLES ALONG WITH A POSITIVE CHANGE IN COGNITIVE PROCESSING, BEHAVIOR AND ATTENTION SPAN INCREASES WITH THESE INTERACTIONS. IN 2022 WE SERVED FOR 39 WEEKS OF THE YEAR AND SERVED OVER 120 INDIVIDUALS. 2022 WAS A YEAR OF GETTING BACK TO NORMAL. POPULATIONS OF PEOPLE THAT WE SERVE HAS MOVED MORE TO PEOPLE WHO NEED MENTAL WELLNESS SUPPORT ALONG WITH THE PARTICIPANTS WITH PHYSICAL AND COGNITIVE CHALLENGES. WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BEGIN NEW PROGRAMS THAT HELP US TO MEET THE CHALLENGES IN THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE. HIPPOTHERAPY PROGRAM: WE CONTINUE TO SERVE ALONGSIDE OF THE LOCAL HOSPITAL SYSTEM AND WORK TO REACH THERAPY GOALS OF PHYSICAL THERAPY, SPEECH PATHOLOGY AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. WORKING IN TEAMS OF EQUINES, VOLUNTEERS, THERAPIST AND A CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR, WE ARE ABLE TO CHANGE THE LIVES OF THESE YOUNG PARTICIPANTS. MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATIONAL AND COACHING PROGRAM: WE ARE SERVING PEOPLE WITH PERSONAL CHALLENGES, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND/OR A MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS. PARTICIPANTS RANGE FROM CHILDREN WITH TRAUMA TO ADULTS WHO NEED HELP WITH PARENTING SKILLS OR A FAMILY THAT NEEDS TO LEARN PROPER BOUNDARIES AND LIFE SKILLS. THE FOCUS IS TO CREATE A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR THERAPY, EDUCATION AND COACHING TO FLOURISH. OUR TEAM IS MADE UP OF THE EQUINES, A PROFESSIONAL EQUINE SPECIALIST AND A LICENSED OR CERTIFIED MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER OR COACH. MENTAL WELLNESS IS STILL ONE OF OUR COMMUNITIES LARGEST CONCERNS OVERALL, WITH THE SECOND CAUSE OF DEATH IN OUR STATE OF VIRGINIA FOR AGAES 7 TO 17 BEING SUICIDE. THIS IS PROMPTING ALOT OF CONCERN, OBVIOUSLY. OUR RESPONSE HAS BEEN TO OFFER A PROGRAM THAT IS SPECIFIC TO THIS AGE GROUP WHERE THE GOAL IS TO OFFER EQUINE ASSISTED COACHING BY A CERTIFIED RECREATIONAL THERAPIST, IN A WAY THAT WE CAN SPECIFICALLY WATCH FOR CHILDREN THAT MAY NEED MORE SUPPORT AND TO BE REFERRED TO OUR MENTAL HEALTH THERAPY PROGRAM. WE HAVE HAD SUCCESS IN RECOGNIZING THESE CHILDREN AND HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET THEM THE HELP THEY NEED. THIS NEW PROGRAM IS IN ADDITION TO OUR OTHER PROGRAMS THAT CONTINUE TO SERVE THOSE IN NEED OF MENTAL HEALTH, EDUCATION AND COACHING. WE WORK WITH 13 OF OUR SURROUNDING CITIES AND COUNTIES UNDER THE CHILD SERVICES ACT AND FAMILY ASSESSMENT PLANNING TEAMS. THESE ORGANIZATIONS HELP IDENTIFY AND THEN REFER FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS TO US FOR MUCH NEEDED SERVICES. WE HAVE ALSO SEEN A NEED FOR CONTINUING TO ADD PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR BUSINESSES THAT HAVE DISCOVERED THE "QUIET QUITTING" AGE AND HOW ENGAGEMENT FROM THE WORKFORCE HAS GONE DOWN. WE ARE CONTINUING SO SEE SUCCESS IN IDENTIFYING THESE PROBLEMS AND THEN TEACHING ORGANIZATIONS HOW TO COMBAT THIS BY DEMONSTRATING THE PARALLEL OF LEADING PEOPLE WITH LEADING HORSES AND BUILDING TRUST WITH PEOPLE BY BUILDING TRUST WITH HORSES. 782724 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false true 8 0 35 true false false false false false false false false false false false X 6 6 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false true true true false VA X THE ORGANIZATION 5403445825 PO BOX 456 BOONES MILL VA 24065 CAROL YOUNG CEO 40.00 X 71800 0 0 BRIAN BONE SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BRUCE BRYAN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 CARL BRYANT BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS FLIPPIN TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 COOPER WOOLSON BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 J DAVID WRIGHT PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 71800 false false false 499764 499764 PROGRAM FEES 624100 402176 402176 402176 1962 1962 903902 402176 1962 71800 35900 17950 17950 486796 392806 60590 33400 44045 33803 6193 4049 22916 17187 5729 18298 16469 1829 37152 35294 1858 7603 7603 4021 4021 34949 31454 3495 35700 35700 HORSE CARE EXPENSE 91488 91488 PROGRAM AND EDUCATION 49280 49280 CONTRACT LABOR 35740 35740 939788 782724 95936 61128 411265 228401 99400 41900 21441 18883 979115 344519 538017 634596 91582 1070123 1015362 13811 2539 146154 144234 159965 146773 X 734280 801941 175878 66648 910158 868589 1070123 1015362 -35886 -5683 X false false X 216658 549776 448453 529354 499764 2244005 216658 549776 448453 529354 499764 2244005 376675 1867330 1962 1962 2245967 1145104 0.83140 0.81460 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 116034 116034 804742 308556 496186 58339 35963 22376 634596 MORGAN JAMISON DAUGHTER OF EXE 47921 EMPLOYEE OF HEALING false GLORIA WILLIAMS DAUGHTER OF EXE 42245 EMPLOYEE OF HEALING false SCHEDULE L, PART V SCHEDULE L, PART IV, BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING INTERESTED PERSONS: (A)NAME OF PERSON: MORGAN JAMISON (B)RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERESTED PERSON AND ORGANIZATION: DAUGHTER OF CEO (D)DESCRIPTION OF TRANSACTION: EMPLOYEE OF HEALING STRIDES OF VA (A)NAME OF PERSON: GLORIA WILLIAMS (B)RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERESTED PERSON AND ORGANIZATION: DAUGHTER OF CEO (D)DESCRIPTION OF TRANSACTION: EMPLOYEE OF HEALING STRIDES OF VA FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THERAPEUTIC RIDING HORSEMANSHIP PROGRAM: 2022 HAS SEEN A RISE IN PEOPLE WHO ARE ASKING FOR SERVICES AS COMPARED TO OUR PREVIOUS COVID YEARS. THIS IS GOOD NEWS FOR OUR INDUSTRY, WITH THE CHALLENGE OVER THE INDUSTRY BEING FINDING QUALIFIED HELP TO PROVIDE THESE MUCH NEEDED SERVICES. WE STILL HAVE NOT REACHED THE PRE-COVID NUMBERS IN THIS PROGRAM BUT WE DO SEE A GROWTH PATTERN. RESEARCH IN OUR INDUSTRY IS GROWING AND THE FINDINGS ARE ALL PROVING WHAT WE KNOW TO BE TRUE, THAT EQUINE ASSISTED SERVICES MAKE A MAJOR DIFFERENCE FOR PEOPLE'S LIVES IN POSITIVE WAYS. ALLOWING OUR PARTICIPANTS TO FLOURISH IN AREAS THEY STRUGGLED IN PRIOR TO SERVICES. IT IS SHOWN THAT PARTICIPATING IN EQUINE ASSISTED ACTIVITIES DECREASES TRAUMA TRIGGERS, ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, HYPERACTIVITY AT THE SAME TIME INCREASES CONCENTRATION, FOCUS AND CONFIDENCE. WE KNOW THAT THE STRENGTH OF THE TRUNK, CORE, LEGS AND SHOULDER MUSCLES ALONG WITH A POSITIVE CHANGE IN COGNITIVE PROCESSING, BEHAVIOR AND ATTENTION SPAN INCREASES WITH THESE INTERACTIONS. IN 2022 WE SERVED FOR 39 WEEKS OF THE YEAR AND SERVED OVER 120 INDIVIDUALS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATIONAL AND COACHING PROGRAM: WE ARE SERVING PEOPLE WITH PERSONAL CHALLENGES, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND/OR A MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS. PARTICIPANTS RANGE FROM CHILDREN WITH TRAUMA TO ADULTS WHO NEED HELP WITH PARENTING SKILLS OR A FAMILY THAT NEEDS TO LEARN PROPER BOUNDARIES AND LIFE SKILLS. THE FOCUS IS TO CREATE A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR THERAPY, EDUCATION AND COACHING TO FLOURISH. OUR TEAM IS MADE UP OF THE EQUINES, A PROFESSIONAL EQUINE SPECIALIST AND A LICENSED OR CERTIFIED MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER OR COACH. MENTAL WELLNESS IS STILL ONE OF OUR COMMUNITIES LARGEST CONCERNS OVERALL, WITH THE SECOND CAUSE OF DEATH IN OUR STATE OF VIRGINIA FOR AGAES 7 TO 17 BEING SUICIDE. THIS IS PROMPTING ALOT OF CONCERN, OBVIOUSLY. OUR RESPONSE HAS BEEN TO OFFER A PROGRAM THAT IS SPECIFIC TO THIS AGE GROUP WHERE THE GOAL IS TO OFFER EQUINE ASSISTED COACHING BY A CERTIFIED RECREATIONAL THERAPIST, IN A WAY THAT WE CAN SPECIFICALLY WATCH FOR CHILDREN THAT MAY NEED MORE SUPPORT AND TO BE REFERRED TO OUR MENTAL HEALTH THERAPY PROGRAM. WE HAVE HAD SUCCESS IN RECOGNIZING THESE CHILDREN AND HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET THEM THE HELP THEY NEED. THIS NEW PROGRAM IS IN ADDITION TO OUR OTHER PROGRAMS THAT CONTINUE TO SERVE THOSE IN NEED OF MENTAL HEALTH, EDUCATION AND COACHING. WE WORK WITH 13 OF OUR SURROUNDING CITIES AND COUNTIES UNDER THE CHILD SERVICES ACT AND FAMILY ASSESSMENT PLANNING TEAMS. THESE ORGANIZATIONS HELP IDENTIFY AND THEN REFER FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS TO US FOR MUCH NEEDED SERVICES. WE HAVE ALSO SEEN A NEED FOR CONTINUING TO ADD PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR BUSINESSES THAT HAVE DISCOVERED THE "QUIET QUITTING" AGE AND HOW ENGAGEMENT FROM THE WORKFORCE HAS GONE DOWN. WE ARE CONTINUING SO SEE SUCCESS IN IDENTIFYING THESE PROBLEMS AND THEN TEACHING ORGANIZATIONS HOW TO COMBAT THIS BY DEMONSTRATING THE PARALLEL OF LEADING PEOPLE WITH LEADING HORSES AND BUILDING TRUST WITH PEOPLE BY BUILDING TRUST WITH HORSES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS GIVEN AND REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE DISCUSSED DURING BOARD MEETINGS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD AFTER REVIEWING PERFORMANCE AND COMPARABILITY DATA AND TRENDS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.