Special Equestrians Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Therapeutic riding our therapeutic riding program focuses on teaching horseback-riding skills while using therapeutic activities tailored to each rider's needs. These lessons are designed specifically for riders with physical and cognitive disabilities. Group lessons are structured with four riders per class, each taught by a certified riding instructor. These small-group mounted therapeutic riding lessons take place simultaneously in our large, covered 100' x 200' arena for a 1-hour session, which includes time to mount and dismount riders. Some riders, if they are interested, may go back to the barn to help untack and groom their horse. Therapeutic riding develops small and gross motor skills, problem-solving abilities, and teaches essential emotional and physical processes, and builds social connections among riders, their instructors, volunteers, and other riders. Riders often do not realize they are gaining therapeutic benefits because they are having so much fun experiencing the motion of a horse is therapeutic because horseback riding rhythmically moves the rider's body like the human gait. Riders with physical disabilities regularly show improvement in flexibility, balance, and muscle strength. In addition to its therapeutic benefits, horseback riding offers individuals recreational opportunities to enjoy the outdoors. Horseback riding activities also encourage stretching and strengthening of underused or underdeveloped muscles, improve posture and coordination, help develop gross and fine motor skills, increase the rider's awareness of their body, and improve range of motion. In addition, riders with disabilities increase their self-esteem and self-confidence and increase their ability to focus and stay on task. Therapeutic grooming special equestrians, inc. Offers therapeutic grooming classes. These classes provide a range of benefits, from stress reduction to fostering trust for more positive connections, enhancing mental well-being, boosting self-esteem, strengthening bonds, and improving health and wellness. These benefits are not just for humans but also for our beloved horses. The rhythmic and calming act of brushing builds mutual understanding, enhances communication skills, and is purely enjoyable. Our team has integrated the national health education standards into the grooming curriculum, allowing facilitators to explore additional interpersonal skills, decision-making, goal-setting, advocacy, nutrition, and more at se, we believe the barn is a sacred space, and holding classes among the pine shavings, rustic wooden walls, and grooming stations is a blessing and gift for our community of volunteers, staff, and participants. Our path intl facilitates this program. Certified therapeutic riding instructors and lisa coy, a path intl. Certified equine specialist in mental health and learning. We conduct the grooming classes at the same time we have scheduled therapeutic riding services. This program has allowed us to address our very long waiting list and serve individuals who may not be eligible to ride. The benefits are many, and caregivers express increased confidence, enjoyment, and excitement among participants. Therapy services occupational therapy utilizing hippotherapy strides occupational therapy services has partnered with special equestrians to provide occupational therapy services using hippotherapy as a treatment strategy. Using our valuable equines, children and adults can receive therapy services like never before. The minimum age to receive these services is 2 years old. What is hippotherapy the term hippotherapy refers to how occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech-language pathology professionals use evidence-based practice and clinical reasoning to purposefully manipulate equine movement to engage sensory, neuromotor, and cognitive systems and achieve functional outcomes. In conjunction with the affordances of the equine environment and other treatment strategies, hippotherapy is par

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 76.2%; rating input score 76
• Program expense ratio: 81.1%; rating input score 81
• Fundraising efficiency: $34.65 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 6.4%; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.23; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 14.1%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 7.2% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 5.1% per year; rating input score 100; 44th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 5.7% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings