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Party with a Purpose for

Kids who Need Horses!

Click HERE for tickets to the Derby Party on May 4th, 2024

VOLUNTEERS Still NEEDED!

Tuesday and Wednesday Mornings!

If you love horses or working with kids or trying new things, volunteering at Turning Point might be GREAT for you! Volunteers include moms, retirees, and other community members plus OSU students.

In addition, hundreds of OSU students earn Academic and Community Service Credit along with resume-building skills through volunteer hours at Turning Point

WHAT HAPPENS HERE:

Therapeutic Riding

Therapeutic Riding helps people with challenges to develop muscles, social skills, focus, self control and abilities to live and work in our community

LITERACY PROGRAM

Click HERE to learn about HorseTales Literacy Program with Highland Park Elementary, a Title One School in Stillwater. It gets first graders excited about reading.

EQUINE ASSISTED ACTIVITIES

Whether taking the mini horses to an assisted living center or bringing trauma survivors to work with horses unmounted, sessions produce new skills

And the results? Read for yourself.

Our Barn in Numbers


897

Miles the Feed Team walks each month caring for horses

2389

Books given to First Graders in ten years of Literacy Programs

12

Medals won by 8 riders at Special Olympics Equestrian

2107

Children and Adults touched in Community Outreach events in 2022

News From the Barn:

Larry Wins Again!

Since 2019, Turning Point’s Mini horses, Baxter and Sparky have traveled to The Life Center to visit participants and use their equine magic to boost cognitive, verbal and mobility skills.  But this week, five members of the Life Center crew made a field trip to the Ranch.  A few made it clear that they wanted…

Insider News on Turning Point Happenings

2023 GIVING TUESDAY NEWS The story of LIGHT YOU can change. BB in the Homecoming Parade and his hot new ride PLUS Special Olympic victories. Click below to see it all! 2023 GIVING TUESDAY NEWSLETTER SUMMER 2023 NEWSLETTER New staff, new horses and new certifications prepare for the best Fall yet at Turning Point! SUMMER…

What a Difference … A Roof Makes & Doors Will

New Arena Opens for Orientation & Classes The “Sky’s No Limit” Campaign successfully funded the long awaited covered arena at Turning Point. But Covid related supply chair issues have made completion challenging! Orientation and the first classes took place under construction lights. But the permanent lighting is now bright as day no matter the time.…