Spirit provides therapy, learning and improvement of life skills fostering healing of the body, mind and spirit - using Equine-Assisted Activities
Spirit Equine Assisted Activities - Programs
1. Therapeutic Riding
2. Equine Assisted Psychotherapy
3. Equine Assisted Learning
4. SPIRIT Academy - education and training for service providers
05/31/2026
Thank you Sponsors for coming out to hang with our herd! We're so grateful for all of you and can't wait until next time.
Interested in becoming a sponsor? Ask any of your instructors or email [email protected]
05/26/2026
Our SPIRIT friend and fellow horse person - Chloe C. - is generously running a campaign to support our pony Evie.
She's a Junior in High School and is making a real difference for Evie who is suffering from an eye condition that's required months of care!
Thank you, Chloe! We're so proud of you for doing this wonderful thing for Evie and our Therapeutic Riding program!
You can find out more - and donate ❤️ - here: https://spiritequestrian.org/how-to-help/evie-vision-fund.html
Thank you!
05/19/2026
Hi SPIRIT families! We have the rare occurrence of some openings for our 4 week Summer Sessions.
We wanted you to be the first to know about it - and would love to have you join us!
For M-Th the weeks of June 10 - July 2 and Aug 3 - 27, you can sign up for Beginning or Therapeutic Riding through Fairfax County Parktakes https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/parktakes - just search Equestrian classes!
05/07/2026
Sponsor Day at Spirit! (Sponsors only)
This month, Spirit will host an event for current horse sponsors to meet the herd and get a behind-the-scenes tour of everything that goes on at the farm. Sound interesting to you? Consider sponsoring a horse today! 📧 Email [email protected] for more details. We have several horses that are still looking for their 2026 sponsor!
Riding back to the barn after an amazing Spring Farm Day demo. Kudos to all our riders! Suhani - Sarah - Alyssa - Melissa - Michael
04/03/2026
Spring style - Check out how well Alyssa matches Cody 💚 and Saira matches Masie💙!
03/17/2026
Are you feeling lucky 🌈🍀✨️? Smudge is celebrating the month by searching for a pot of gold, and maybe some clover for munching. Could you be his lucky charm? Sponsor a Spirit horse today and get exclusive access to interact with the herd at our upcoming Spring Sponsor day! Email [email protected] to become a sponsor today.
$5,000 Annual Vet and Supplement sponsorship (or $2,500 for 6 months)
$1,000 Annual Feed and Farrier sponsorship (or $500 for 6 months).
Ever wonder what our horses eat? In addition to free access to hay, they get grain, meds, and supplements (tailored to each horse of course) twice daily. This means a big (Smudge sized) bill!
📧 Email us at [email protected] for details about how to sponsor your favorite horse's feeding time in 2026!
02/20/2026
Can you say "Sweethearts"? Our riders played color matching games on Valentines day to show their love for Spirit! Look closely at each picture for the matching rings and cones 🔎
02/14/2026
"Will you be my Valentine? " -Pumpkin, February horse of the month.
Pumpkin is a beloved Welsh pony mare that loves serving in our therapeutic riding programs, and is one of the most popular horses we have! Pumpkin is ready to find her sweetheart - could you be her sponsor? Email [email protected] to sponsor, or give a little valentine by clicking "Donate" below!