Equine Assisted Therapy, Inc.

I’ll admit, we are both incredibly nervous about running THREE half-marathons in 8-days!!   But, when we found 3 races in the western states that would work out in the same trip, we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to knock out the 3 states.  On Saturday, June 10th, we are excited to race in Jackson Hole, WYOMING.  We’ve been looking forward to running in Jackson Hole as it is a place that is near and dear to our hearts.  Then, we will head to Bear Lake, IDAHO and race there on Thursday, June 15th.  We can’t wait to see the gorgeous emerald Bear Lake!!  From there we will then head to Colorado where we will race on Saturday, July 17th in Arvada, COLORADO.

After much prayer, it became obvious that Equine Assisted Therapy clearly needed our fundraising efforts again after being devastated by the May 2017 flooding in St. Louis. 

Equine-Assisted Therapy helps increase the quality of life for those with disabilities and disorders.  They very much need your help so that they can keep serving their participants.  Only 16 months after EAT’s Wildwood riding facility was flooded with 48 inches of water, the May 2017 flood filled their facility yet again with 49 inches.  This kind of disaster is hard to recover from, but to be hit two years in a row and for a nonprofit like EAT, it is a crisis for sure.

Though they were much more prepared this time, they need donations to rebuild with steel walls and a special waterproof insulation to better prepare for future floods.  They also need to replace the furnace and air-conditioner.   As a nonprofit and with grants becoming fewer and fewer for funding their program, EAT does their best to save every penny and put everything towards keeping their riders in the saddle… so unexpected expenses like these are a huge blow.  It won’t keep them down, but they very much need help getting back up again. 

Making a donation to EAT will allow them to rebuild stronger than before and keep serving the heart of their program: their participants.  Your generosity breathes life into their program and lifts the hearts of every single person who walks their our facility.

With love & gratitude,

Christine & Aly Mikesell

States Raced to Date:
1) UTAH - Bryce Canyon 7/11/15
2) ILLINOIS – Chicago 9/6/15
3) NEBRASKA – Omaha 10/18/15
4) INDIANA – Indianapolis 11/7/15
5) OKLAHOMA – Tulsa 11/22/15
6) FLORIDA – Marco Island 3/20/16
7) KANSAS – Olathe 4/16/16
8) CALIFORNIA – Ventura 5/29/16
9) WISCONSIN – Manitowoc 6/12/16
10) SOUTH DAKOTA – Spearfish Canyon 7/9/16
11) KENTUCKY – Midway 10/16/16
12) NEW JERSEY – Atlantic City 10/23/16
13) WEST VIRGINIA – Huntington 11/6/16
14) IOWA – Des Moines 11/26/16
15) TEXAS – San Antonio 12/17/16
16) ARIZONA – Tempe 1/15/17
17) NORTH CAROLINA – Emerald Isle 3/18/17

Charities Supported to Date:
Equine Assisted Therapy
KidSmart
Open Door Animal Sanctuary
Circle of Concern
House Rabbit Society
Variety Children's Charity
Principia School
St. Jude Children’s Hospital

Total Funds Raised: $15,673

100 year flood… 2nd year in a row.  Please help us keep afloat!

Equine-Assisted Therapy helps increase the quality of life for those with disabilities and disorders- and we need your help so we may keep serving our priceless participants. 

Only 16 months after our Wildwood riding facility was flooded with 48 inches of water, the May 2017 flood filled our facility yet again, with49.02 inches.  This kind of disaster is hard to recover from, but to be hit two years in a row and for a nonprofit like us: A crisis for sure.

Though we were much more prepared this time, we need your donations to *rebuild with steel walls and a special waterproof insulation to better prepare for future floods.  We also need to replace the furnace and air-conditioner. As a nonprofit and with grants becoming fewer and fewer for funding our program, we do our best to save every penny and put everything towards keeping our riders in the saddle… so unexpected expenses like these are a huge blow.  It won’t keep us down, but we need your help getting back up again. 

Reaching our funding goal will allow us to rebuild stronger than before and keep serving the heart of our program: Our participants.  You, our EAT community, are the spirit of our program- Your generosity and dedication breathe life into our program and lift the hearts of every single person who walks into our facility.  We thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Please spread the word, and feel free to call or email our office with any questions you may have.  And thank you so very much for your generous donation!

*For current progress and future plans, please visit our Flood 2017 Timeline.

My Mom and I have an exciting and challenging goal to run 50 half marathons in the next five years in all 50 states. For each half marathon we are raising money for a different charity. So I am very excited to combine three of my favorite things....traveling, running, and serving a cause!  For our first half marathonin Bryce Canyon in Utah in July 11, we are raising money for Equine-Assisted Therapy.  EAT is an equestrian riding center for disabled children, it helps them develop independence, confidence, and strength. http://eatherapy.org We would be so grateful if you would support  our goal by donating $2 per mile ($26 total).  Of course we would love any an all amounts!  Thank you for your support
-Aly Mikesell (13-yrs. old)