Rhythms of Grace

09/03/2025

Fall session Day 1 is in the books! While we didn't capture everyone on camera, we had a great day reconnecting with the horses, meeting some new riders and celebrating 's birthday! Thanks to all our volunteers. It was a perfect day💙to "Walk On!"

09/02/2025

Who's ready to HANG OUT with us?! Occupational Therapy and Adaptive Riding classes begin today 💙 We can't wait to see you all back at the barn for some healing with our horses. Breathe. Be Present.

08/31/2025

"Grant me courage to serve others; for in service there is true life. ~ Cesar Chavez

Thank you to another great group of volunteers showing up to continue learning how to keep our riders safe and our horses happy!

08/29/2025

Thanks again to our volunteers showing up this week to prepare for our 7-week SESSION STARTING after Labor Day. All this week and weekend we've been working with the horses, volunteers, polishing our skills, ensuring our riders are protected by the highest safety standards and our horses are receiving consistent clear communication from leaders. If you want to join our ALL VOLUNTEER TEAM, come learn more Monday, September 1 at our next orientation and tour 5:30PM-6:30PM.

08/27/2025

Shout to our Horse Leader Trainees last night. Suzanne won the Diego Award! We usually start leaders out with Level 1 horses, those easiest to build a relationship with, connect and lead successfully. We mixed things up with Levels 1, 2, and 3 and hats off to everyone who jumped in to practice with all levels. Notice the small loose rope (with a smile in it) and white wand we use to focus our communication on using our own energy and mental connection with the horse. We aim to communicate with clarity and consistency. Well done everyone!

We have more trainings scheduled Thursday night and Saturday morning. Sign up through your Volunteer App or contact Volunteer@RhythmsOfGraceEquine.org to sign up! Therapy and Riding Classes start next week!

08/27/2025

Today's 💙Grace-Filled Day 💙is in honor of Mr. Dal Huston's heavenly birthday🎂. He would have been 102 years old today! His family saw first-hand how Dal regained his speech (after suffering dementia and a stroke). Years ago, he found his voice in therapy on the back of a horse. Dal's lovely bride, Marj recently joined him in heaven. Marj was an inspiration to us all, was her motto! With Sharon Huston Appel and Cindy Huston Kool

08/25/2025

"Satisfy us in the morning with your loving kindness, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days". ~ Psalm 90:14

08/21/2025

We are so grateful for our horse sponsors who cover the cost of care for our horse partners, which makes our therapy and adaptive riding so impactful. Thank you Paul and Denise Stephens. We have 9 more horses in need of sponsorship 🤎💙 Let the good in you shine in for others.

08/08/2025

Please take 30 seconds and nominate Rhythms of Grace for the MidAmerican Energy effort of awarding $1,000 a day during the Iowa State Fair to a worthy nonprofit. The link is: https://woobox.com/v9p3gz. Just insert Rhythms of Grace in Dallas Center for Health and Wellness as you complete the questions. PLEASE FORWARD TO OTHERS TOO! Thank you so much...

***SUBMISSIONS NOW CLOSED
💲 CARES Daily Donations, courtesy of the MidAmerican Energy Foundation, are BACK and BETTER than ever! 💲

This year, even more organizations will win big! TWO $1,000 winners will be chosen each day of the Iowa State Fair, and one $5,000 grand prize winner will be chosen from those 20 winners. Submit your favorite community organization for a chance for them to win up to $6,000! ➡️ https://bit.ly/415zGtE

Winners will be posted here each day:
8/8/25: Tallgrass Theatre Company and Ballet Des Moines
8/9/25: Rock Island Public Library and By Degrees Foundation
8/10/25: Riverton Hometown Pride and Eastern Iowa Arts Academy
8/11/25: The Arc of East Central Iowa and North Liberty Community Pantry
8/12/25: Sutherland Ruritan Club and Pottawattamie Conservation Foundation
8/13/25: Lions Club of Hudson, Iowa and CRISP
8/14/25: Shelby Iowa Fire & Rescue and Blue Star Mothers of America - Iowa Chapter
8/15/25: Quad City Veterans Outreach Center and Parkersburg, IA Historical Society
8/16/25: Iowa PBS and Sheffield Betterment Foundation
8/17/25: Storm Lake Library Gallery Guild and KADI - Knock and Drop Iowa

08/05/2025

We are so excited about the enthusiasm these prospective volunteers brought to Orientation Monday night 💙 They've already signed up for training this week! Being a part of a bigger mission than ourselves is so rewarding 💙 We have the best volunteers, hands down 👏

08/04/2025

Wow! Thanks to everyone for helping this weekend: moving the wheelchair assist lift and electric, disinfecting toys and helmets, clearing clogged drains, cleaning tack and windows, pulling weeds and spreading mulch, bathing horses … the list goes on. Our love goes on. We’re grateful to each of you 💙