Horse Warriors

What it reported doing in 2025

PONY CAMP added 12 new students and utilized all our upper-level mentors for sessions that included horsemanship, arena riding, daily art sessions and the end of year gymkhana. Programs were for 8-9 year-olds, and a separate group for 10-11 year-olds. 2 of those in the older group have moved up to our teen program for the 2026 year-round teen sessions, and one has become a weekend volunteer for horse feeding. READ-RIDE-DRAW expanded the arts program to include fabric construction as well as the usual drawing and painting. It was a huge hit! Students in the younger group read The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane and were able to utilize a stuffed horse found in our road to replay Edwards book adventures in our program. Reading campers were able to go on a trail ride in the Bridger-Teton National Forest on their last day before completing their group art project summarizing the book. Reading Camp is for 8-9 and 10-11 year old readers. All of them participated in the end of year gymkhana as well. HORSE WARRIORS TEEN PROGRAM had 2 sections- one for middle school students and one for high school and post-grad homeschooled kids. All students are returning for 2026, and the post-grad student has been hired to be our intern. Winter activities included our annual monthly guest artist retreats and featured mixed media, portraits, fabric painting, small books, poetry, watercolor, and drawing horses. DEMO TEAM PRESENTATION held in June at the Alpine Mountain Days included 8 Horse Warriors participants- 3 staff, 3 youth students (ages 8, 14 and 18), one cancer survivor and one volunteer. Audience members learned how we teach relationship builing and clear communication on the ground, and at the end they were invited to come work with the horses themselves. GYMKHANA DAY 2025 was our biggest ever, with all our youth riders competing in the games. Every student received a ribbon in each class, along with a funny award from things that happende in their classes, and a certificate of achievment or promotion that included a photo of them riding their horses. A Friend of HW donated a number of previously won gymkhana trophies from years of competition in the California gymkhana circuit, so the winner of each class received a recycled trophy- they were absolutley delighted and loved hearing about their years of showing horses. ADULT PROGRAMS: CANCER KICKERS continued with the Saturday Superheroes Breast Cancer Survivorship program, meeting on Saturdays throughout the summer. Attendees spent their sessions sharing their medical progress and encouraging each other in the story cirlce. Program time included cirle time in the tipi, liberty walks through the big herd, horse choosing, grooming, ground driving, arena riding, homemade lunches served in the main lodge dining room, art time and closing circles with the horses. Two of the participants from the past 2 years were promoted to being Saturday Volunteers, helping new attendees as well as being able to work with their own horses each week. ART & HEALING MANDALA PROJECT This free art class for cancer survivors and caregivers focused on creating symbolic artwork to reflect each indivisuals choices of imagery to inspire personal healing. There were 2 sessions, 3 weeks each, meeting on Saturday afternoons in the winter. Attendees received professional level art supplies they got to keep, professional art instruction, and acess to a large library of reference materials and slide shows of similar works to inspire creativity. Groups were encouraging of each other, and many new friendships developed through the shared journey of cancer and creativity. WOMEN & HORSES: Fall programming included a 3-day immersion class for women ages 19 and up that delved into understanding horses, energy, body awareness and time in nature. Riding in the Bridger-Teton and in the Grand Teton National Park gave attendees from across the country access to some of the most beautiful natural environments in the country. Session

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 68%; rating input score 68
• Program expense ratio: 74.4%; rating input score 74

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 9.1%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.36; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 35.3%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 2.7% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 3.3% per year; rating input score 100; 35th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 6.2% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings