Hi! My name is Julia Brown and I am a current junior at the Awty International School in Houston, Texas.
My journey with SIRE began at the end of summer 2022 where I started volunteering weekly as a side-walker. Throughout these past few months, I helped incredibly talented riders achieve their goals, whether that be
We are very excited to announce SIRE-Therapeutic Horsemanship has purchased 40-acres in Fort Bend County achieving our strategic goal of two premier training centers. SIRE held its first day of fall classes at the new Fort Bend facility Sept. 10. A Grand Opening event was held Oct. 23, 2021, in conjunction with SIRE’s iconic annual fundraiser Saddle up for SIRE. Click to read more.
Equine Assisted Learning (EAL) is an experiential approach that promotes the development of life skills for education, professional and personal goals through equine assisted activities. In an EAL setting, equine-human interaction is guided by a planned learning experience to meet the identified goals or desires of the participant(s).
Skills learned will transfer to life skills such as:
Turn-taking
SIRE announced plans to begin a construction project that will add multiple buildings to its Spring area site.
The Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Top Hands Horse Show hosted a video contest this year in conjunction with their virtual horse show. We are thrilled to announce SIRE received 2nd place for Most Creative. Thank you to our riders and families who participated in creating this special message.
A special thank you to our corporate sponsors and everyone who donated to the Saddle Up for SIRE virtual benefit trail ride. We were overwhelmed by the support! You helped us raise over $60,000 surpassing our goal of $40,000. These critical dollars will help us continue to provide scholarships to riders in financial need at both of our locations.
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Now through Nov. 30 you can help raise critical dollars to support not just our riders but our specially trained herd. Hoof care, hay and feed are crucial needs for SIRE’s herd at Fort Bend and Spring.
Several weeks ago, SIRE sent surveys to riders, volunteers and staff asking for their feedback about if and when SIRE is able to re-open, would they return and what precautions they would like to see in place. The response was overwhelming! So many riders are ready to be back in the saddle at
SIRE has been utilizing the group video conference call services of ZOOM to stay connected with its riders, volunteers and staff. Recently, Joe Wappelhorst, Shayna Bolton and Helen Evans hosted a ZOOM call with the volunteers and riders to update them about the types of activities they have been doing during
While SIRE locations may be closed to our riders and volunteers, our Site Managers and Instructors are creating a way to bring the sessions into the homes or
our SIRE riders. With the help of technology, the SIRE staff schedule several times during the week to connect virtually with riders and volunteers. During these
