Help Endless Strides Bring the Healing Power of Horses to Children with Special Needs

Creating safe, structured therapeutic horsemanship programs where children can discover confidence and belonging and personal growth in a supportive environment.

Founded by LaRae Luis

Horses have a remarkable way of meeting people exactly where they are.

For more than 30 years, my family’s horse program has been dedicated to helping people reach their goals, become better riders, and achieve dreams they once thought were out of reach. We’ve always believed in going the extra mile for the people and horses entrusted to us. Those same values are what bring me to this moment.

I founded Endless Strides to provide safe, structured, and carefully designed horsemanship programs for children with special needs, as well as children who may be facing challenges that aren’t always visible to others.

This nonprofit is deeply personal.

Horses were not just part of my life — they were my foundation. When I didn’t quite fit anywhere else, being at the barn with my horses became the place where I found confidence, purpose, and belonging.

Through my lifelong connection with horses and the confidence they helped build in me, I learned firsthand how powerful the relationship between a horse and a person can be. That lived experience, combined with decades of family support and professional horsemanship, is the foundation of Endless Strides.

This program is being built intentionally, with uncompromising standards for safety, horse care, and devotion to children. Endless Strides operates as an independent nonprofit organization guided by the same principles that have defined my family’s training business for decades.

I am currently in the early stages, carefully laying the groundwork so that when the gates open, it will be done responsibly, safely, and sustainably.

A few weeks ago, the horse community came together in an incredible way for the Endless Strides Stallion Auction. Stallion owners stepped forward, breeders participated, and many people shared and supported the vision behind this program. That encouragement meant more to me than I can fully put into words. Now it's time to take the next steps to bring Endless Strides to life.

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How Your Support Helps

Funds raised through this campaign will help establish the foundation of this program, including:

• Program horses suitable for working with children with special needs

• Proper care and support for these horses

• Safety equipment such as helmets and specialized tack

• Insurance and facility costs required to operate responsibly

• The resources needed to launch this program safely and sustainably

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The horse community has always understood the powerful bond between horses and people. Endless Strides is being built so that children who may need that connection most can experience it in a safe and supportive environment.

For those who feel especially called to help build this program, leadership-level gifts will play an important role in helping Endless Strides grow and serve children for years to come.

Our first milestone through this fundraiser is raising $1,000 to help purchase the initial safety equipment and tack needed for our program horses.

If this mission speaks to your heart, we would be grateful for your support or for sharing this campaign so others can learn about Endless Strides.

Endless Strides Therapeutic Horsemanship Inc. is an IRS-approved 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Donations from this campaign directly support our mission of providing life-changing horsemanship programs for children with special needs. Contributions are tax-deductible as allowed by law.

Thank you for being here at the beginning.

♥️ This is the start of something built to last.