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RANCHO ESCONDIDO THERAPEUTIC RIDING AND EQUINE ASSISTED THERAPY INC

For Riders of ALL Abilities

aka RETREAT, RETREAT RIding, Rancho Escondido   |   Anthony, NM   |  www.ridingretreat.org

Mission

To help children and adolescents overcome developmental obstacles using evidence-based therapeutic strategies in an equine environment.

Ruling year info

2017

Director

Mrs Kimber Hirsch

Main address

200 S. Tierra Vista Dr.

Anthony, NM 88021 USA

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EIN

46-2971512

NTEE code info

Developmentally Disabled Services/Centers (P82)

Other Services (D60)

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990-N.

Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

We work with children with Autism and other pervasive developmental disorders. We also work with children with other disabilities, such as Cerebral Palsy, MS, behavioral disorders, and others. Our goal is two-fold: We want our students to develop the life skills and strategies to manage and overcome their disabilities. And, we want our students to learn and LOVE riding horses.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Therapeutic Riding Lessons - Individual

Individual Therapeutic Riding Lessons

Population(s) Served
People with disabilities
Military personnel

Group Lessons

Population(s) Served
People with disabilities
Military personnel

Our summer horse camp is a week-long camp featuring crafts, horseback riding, games and more. We will host our third annual horse camp in 2019. We had 22 attendees in 2017 and 31 in 2018.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth
People with disabilities

Where we work

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of free registrants to classes

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Children and youth

Related Program

Therapeutic Riding Lessons - Group

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

This metric includes students who come every Saturday or Sunday for free riding lessons, and students who received 100% scholarships to our summer horse camp.

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Goals & Strategy

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Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

Our goal is to empower our students to overcome their disabilities. We want to teach them the skills and instill the confidence necessary for them to grow and live fulfilling, productive lives.

We use horses and therapeutic horseback riding to instill confidence, independence and knowledge. Our instructors are all experienced horse people and all have experience working with disabled populations to help children be successful. We use evidence-based classroom strategies such as TEACCH, RDI, PECS, etc., and apply them to an equine environment. We also offer to review and work with a child's ARD/IEP to help align their academic goals with their goals at the barn.

Our new facility, which is on 15 acres, is completely off-grid solar. We have 12kW of solar panels, 4400Kw hours of lithium batteries, and we are, from an energy standpoint, completely self sufficient. This means that we are able to feed and water 27 horses with almost zero impact on the environment.

We have specially trained horses and horse facilities to accommodate the populations that we serve. Our staff have advanced degrees and a wealth of experience working with children with a variety of different physical, emotional and developmental challenges.

We have helped dozens of children learn to love to ride, and to overcome their challenges. Our future plans include expanding our operation to help different populations that may require more adaptive equipment, as well as soliciting donations that would help us to make our programs available to all families, regardless of their financial status.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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RANCHO ESCONDIDO THERAPEUTIC RIDING AND EQUINE ASSISTED THERAPY INC

Board of directors
as of 02/22/2022
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Mrs Kimber Hirsch

Rancho Escondido Therapeutic Riding

Term: 2013 -

Elinor Williamson

Ph.D. Curriculum and Instruction

Amy Starr

D.V.M.

Coralie Glantz

Past AOTA Chair, OT

Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Not applicable
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 1/18/2022
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
Hispanic/Latino/Latina/Latinx
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

Equity strategies

Last updated: 01/18/2022

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Data
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
Policies and processes
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.