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01/05/2026

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01/05/2026

And now last, but certainly not least….

To our supporters and donors: thank you for your time, talents, and financial generosity. Recent grants from SSVEC and the Legacy Foundation have enabled us to reach our dream of building a long-needed indoor arena, but this milestone was only possible because of the many supporters who came prior, especially the Ina Kay Foundation. Your support has sustained our horses and program through recent difficult times. Classes and revenue ceased but the roughly $4200 needed annually to care for each horse did not. It was your generous annual giving that prevented depletion of the reserves. Reserves we had set aside and now have committed to this forthcoming project. So to all of you, it is with deepest gratitude that we again say thank you. We truly could not do this without you.

If there are others who want to join this band of hero’s you can use the link below.

CANTER relies on contributions to cover the expenses involved in our day-to-day operations. These expenses include facilities maintenance, ...

01/04/2026

I want to keep our gratitude going… so

To our devoted human volunteers: you are essential to every student team and to the success of our mission. Your flexibility, especially as we have focused on expanding ground lessons, has allowed the magic of interacting with these therapeutic animals to continue uninterrupted. These ongoing experiences, despite herd and volunteer challenges, have resulted in consistent beneficial learning when it otherwise might have ceased. The instructors and I value and cherish what you add to the CANTER family.

01/03/2026

Let’s keep those New Year bells ringing with more gratitude….

To our incredible equine partners: thank you for the patience, steadiness, and generosity you bring to every lesson. It is hard being a therapeutic riding horse and your work—both mounted and unmounted—is invaluable.

We not only expect you to carry or interact with individuals who are inexperienced with horses, they are often unbalanced upon your back, or by your side, but can be wiggly, send you wrong signals, be loud or inattentive, all of which requires you, dear horse, to be all the more so. We appreciate you deeply and hope you’re enjoying a well-earned break as we head into the new year.

01/02/2026

Don’t forget volunteer training tomorrow or Tuesday. Both from 8 am to 12 pm. See the flyer for full details:

01/02/2026

We just rang out another year at CANTER and the bells are jingling in a new one, so I want to sincerely thank you for your continued support. None of our work would be possible without our stakeholders—both people and horses—and I’m deeply grateful to all who make this program thrive. In order for these posts, not to be too long, I will break them down… 

First, to our beloved participants and students: for 33 years, CANTER has existed for you—your growth, learning, and encouragement. Everything we do, from building a suitable herd to training volunteers, is centered on supporting your success. Thank you as well to your teachers, school districts, parents, and caregivers for making participation possible. We wouldn’t exist without you. We love you all and look forward to the physical and academic progress you’ll make in 2026!

12/27/2025

Please join us and see if this volunteer opportunity might be right for you. It’s very rewarding! 😊❤️😊❤️😊❤️

12/25/2025

Merry Christmas from CANTER!

12/24/2025

Santa came early with a huge blessing towards our arena! 🎄❤️🎄❤️ So very grateful to the Legacy Foundation for this award. The work you do and help others do here in Cochise and Santa Cruz Counties is amazing. We’re thankful too for the video you are helping us make! We’ve been busy capturing footage for that this week!

12/24/2025

If you’ve ever considered volunteering at CANTER, this is an exciting time to do so! With a new indoor arena scheduled to start in the spring, we are looking to expand our programs but will need more VOLUNTEERS and HORSES to be able to do that. So please help us spread the word and let’s get those volunteers in for training next week! We’d love to show people what we do so they can decide if they would like to join our team.

12/17/2025

Jem’s Feed kindly gifted us some cute holiday attire for the day’s events. It will take a little desensitizing for some of them to get used to the bells, but a few were just unphased! Good job Kizzy, Short Stride, and Lill’ Bitz… who is also sporting a fly bonnet!

12/17/2025

Fun day outside!