"I matter"
enhancing quality of life
Mission
Hearts with Hooves Inc., a nonprofit organization, was established in December 2022.
Hearts with Hooves Inc. is an Equine Facilitate Program that provides therapeutic assisted riding, therapeutic driving, life skills, horsemanship, and mental wellness support for children and adults with developmental disabilities, veterans, children in foster care, at-risk juvenile children, and horse enthusiasts throughout Southeast Missouri and the Bootheel of Missouri. We are a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to offering Equine Facilitated Services for the modern world.
Our mission is to provide a safe and compassionate environment that fosters physical, emotional, and behavioral growth through life skills that readily transfer into participants' everyday lives. Our programs utilize equine education and enrichment paired with life skill-building activities to enhance the quality of life for individuals of all ages and disabilities. This program combines the expertise of our organization’s talents with the benefits of experiential healing by integrating human connection, equine-assisted learning, and the great outdoors to meet the broad range of needs of our participants in a positive and meaningful way. These services help participants establish a sense of "I Matter" and gain valuable life skills that translate into the real world, such as independence, responsibility, emotional awareness, self-regulation, healthy relationships, self-worth, and the ability to pursue goals. Participants will engage in enjoyable activities with horses and develop rewarding connections that support their mental wellness.
Hearts with Hooves Inc. is an Equine Facilitate Program that provides therapeutic assisted riding, therapeutic driving, life skills, horsemanship, and mental wellness support for children and adults with developmental disabilities, veterans, children in foster care, at-risk juvenile children, and horse enthusiasts throughout Southeast Missouri and the Bootheel of Missouri. We are a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to offering Equine Facilitated Services for the modern world.
Our mission is to provide a safe and compassionate environment that fosters physical, emotional, and behavioral growth through life skills that readily transfer into participants' everyday lives. Our programs utilize equine education and enrichment paired with life skill-building activities to enhance the quality of life for individuals of all ages and disabilities. This program combines the expertise of our organization’s talents with the benefits of experiential healing by integrating human connection, equine-assisted learning, and the great outdoors to meet the broad range of needs of our participants in a positive and meaningful way. These services help participants establish a sense of "I Matter" and gain valuable life skills that translate into the real world, such as independence, responsibility, emotional awareness, self-regulation, healthy relationships, self-worth, and the ability to pursue goals. Participants will engage in enjoyable activities with horses and develop rewarding connections that support their mental wellness.
MEET THE TEAM
JENNIFER LAYTON
FOUNDER / Program Coordinator / Volunteer |
NICK LAYTON
Barn Manager / Founder / Volunteer |
JOSEPH LAYTON
Barn Helper / Lesson instructor / Volunteer |
ELANE "LANEY" WORLEY
Fundraising director / Treasurer / Volunteer |
CINDY WALKER
Voting Member / Volunteer |
WENDY ACKERMAN
Voting Member / Volunteer |
KRISTA JAMES
Voting Member / Volunteer |
BARBRA NEWTON
Voting Member / Volunteer |
MARTHA TATUM
Voting Member / Volunteer |
KEN FROST
Veteran / Volunteer |
LEAH TATUM
Jr Volunteer |
STARLA FROST
Veteran Volunteer |
PAUL TRAVERS
Volunteer / Website and Tech / Ky |
MILEY GRAHM
Jr Volunteer |
JAYCE GRAHM
Jr Volunteer |
Our nonprofit is teaching “I matter” one child at a time.
Hearts with Hooves Inc nonprofit was created a in 2020 Horses kept my spirits up and gave a a sense of “it’s going to be alright”. While i was going through this change in my life, we opened for riding lessons. It went from just lessons, then to saddle club, now what you see today. We are growing and expanding, as our horses have love for the community.
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