Hope Haven Farm

A few years back, I helped with a small project to extend a trail through the woods for horseback riding.  Hope Haven Farm is a facility to help the disabled build confidence through equine therapy.  With a herd of several carefully selected horses and a large arena, they provide a range of activities that make a difference.

Volunteers play a large role in supporting activities and in fund-raising.

 The horses on the team are selected for their peaceful tolerant nature.

Here are a Norwegian Fjord horse and a Haflinger Draft horse, two of the small herd.

The project I was asked to help with was extending a trail through the woods on the farm so they could use it for riding.  I say riding, but it's really walking, often with a helper on each side for saetyf.

It was the time of year when things were beginning to freeze up, though helpfully there was no snow on the ground.

There was an existing tractor trail into the woods, but it petered out before reaching the fields.  By extending this, it could be used as a walking trail, forming a loop with crossing those fields.