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Annual Board Meeting 2011

Mountin’ Hopes had its annual Board meeting on November 28th, 2011. The activities for the current year were reviewed including the sale of the Mountin’ Hopes property in Mars Hill. The Board of Directors recognizes the fact that about 2/3 … Continue reading

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Two Very Different Riders

Hi. I’m Laura, the new Director of Mountin’ Hopes and I observed some riders and wanted to share my thoughts. See the pictures below. It’s a cold, but incredibly beautiful Saturday at “Horse Sense”, which is our temporary location in … Continue reading

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2011 Fall Riding Classes at new locations

Fall Riding Classes to be held at new Locations Mountin’ Hopes is excited to announce the new locations for the Fall Riding Program beginning the week of October 17, 2011. We will be holding classes at 2 locations. Horse Sense … Continue reading

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Mountin’ Hopes New Strategic Direction

Due to concerns about the financial viability and continuing challenge of managing a 45 acre farm, the Mountin’ Hopes farm in Mars Hill was sold on October 11, 2011. We will continue with the riding program at other locations as … Continue reading

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Charles Rides a horse

Charles Gets Started When Cynthia Broaddrick enrolled her son Charles, at Mountin’ Hopes in the Fall of 2005 she was confident therapeutic riding would be a good choice for him. Physical and occupational therapists had advised her that this could … Continue reading

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Jenna Healing with Horses

Mountin’ Hopes serves children of all ages with many different kinds of challenges and a rapidly growing number of adult riders. Jenna Nagle, aged 26, started riding at Mountin’ Hopes in the summer of 2004. Jenna, at the age of … Continue reading

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