Ways You Can Help
Training a service animal is no small feat, requiring several years and hundreds of hours of training. A specialized property was recently purchased to be our new headquarters, which will allow us to have more horses at once and accomplish more in a shorter time span. This of course takes a lot of money and effort, and we appreciate anything and everything you are able to do to help us. Every little bit adds up, and makes all of this possible.
Monetary Donations
We are a 501(c)(3), making donations tax deductible.
No amount is ever too small!
Ways You Can Donate:
PayPal – PayPal allows you to donate with a debit or credit card, no need for a PayPal account if you don’t already have one!
Checks can be mailed to:
1375 Burkley Rd, Williamston, MI 48895
Sponsors
The new property will create excellent sponsorship opportunities. Once we are moved in, we will create different sponsorship levels. We do still need sponsors in the meantime, so please don’t hesitate to reach out with an offer if you would like to make one.
Fundraisers
Fundraisers are absolutely critical to our success. If you would like to run one on our behalf or offer assistance with ones that we run, we would be immensely grateful. Please never be afraid to reach out with any kind of skill you have to offer.
In Person Help
Our new location is in Williamston Michigan. Once we are settled in and ready to go, there will always be something to do around the farm. If you are local, we would love to have you! More details on volunteering opportunities to come.
Our Wish List
We keep an up-to-date wish list of things that we need for the horses, property, or running the program. Some of the items are ongoing, and we will always need them. Others are items that we may need no more than a few of, and we remove them from the wish list once we have them. 
If you have any of these items and would like to donate them, would like to purchase one for us, or would like to donate money so we can purchase them on your behalf, it would mean so much! That is the kind of generosity that makes things like this possible.
Feed
We are always going to need more hay, preferably tested to be low NSC if possible.
Ration balancers, specifically Omneity and Amino Trace by Mad Barn. Ration balancers give horses all the nutrition they need without extra calories like grain. Omneity is for most of the horses, Amino Trace is for ones with metabolic concerns.
Amino Trace: https://madbarn.com/product/aminotrace/?srsltid=AfmBOooWmEvowvmkj6mV_1rack7fLIvYOXOc6iSzZ2KzRsxoiatH1MsR
Chasta bury to help with metabolic health – https://madbarn.com/product/chasteberry/
Copper/zinc to balance diets – https://madbarn.com/product/zinc-copper/
Hay Feeder balls, which are an excellent way to slow feed horses and encourage movement. Different companies produce them, and this is just one example: https://www.burlinghamsports.com/store/product/93202/Hay-Ball-Feeder
Hay Pillows. These are an awesome way to slow feed horses to keep them occupied for longer, reduce waste, and are perfect for when traveling. We use the regular sized ones around the farm, and the mini ones when traveling. https://www.thehaypillow.com/products/standard-hay-pillow-slow-feeder-hay-bag
A hay probe attachment for a 3/8 inch drill, so we can test our hay to make sure it is safe for miniatures and give them an appropriate ration balancer to meet their nutritional meats. http://bestharvesti988.corecommerce.com/Hay-Probe-Samplers-c10/
Hay pellets. We use these to feed daily ration balancers, as well as to accomplish the majority of our training. https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/standlee-premium-teff-pellets-2175-30101-0-0-40lb-bag
Joint supplements. Feeding a quality joint supplement can make a huge difference in preventing the onset of joint issues and keeping horses sound well into old age. These are high-quality and work extremely well because you know the horse is getting the whole dose: https://www.amazon.com/Summit-Supplement-Recommended-All-Natural-Ingredients/dp/B0CPC613R9
This is one of the highest quality joint supplements on the market, and is well worth the price, particularly when it goes on sale. https://www.chewy.com/nutramax-cosequin-asu-plus-hyaluronic/dp/133611
Training related:
Slinkys/sleazys. These are great to have for all the normal reasons people use them, plus, they are great to have as an option when taking horses out if there are concerns about allergies or a light colored horse has stains in their coat that don’t want to come out.
Hay pellets. About 95% of the time, this is what we used to train all behaviors with. https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/standlee-premium-teff-pellets-2175-30101-0-0-40lb-bag
Assistive devices, such as a wheelchair, a walker, a walking cane, etc.
Wooden obstacles, such as bridges, teeter totters, platforms, steps, etc.
Weird items for desensitization such as giant stuffed animals, giant pinwheels, a bicycle, noisemakers, wind socks, blinking/color changing fairy lights, a fog machine, a disco ball, blowup yard decorations, motion activated/animatronic yard decorations, and anything else along those lines.
A gymnastics mat, which is excellent for fitness training and rehab exercises.
A latigo and off billet for a miniature saddle so one of our larger minis can give pony rides during events.
A training surcingle for a B sized mini.
Driving harnesses for A and a single harness for B sized minis.
A cart to fit a B sized (36 inch) mini.
Side pull bridals for A and one B sized minis.
Horse care:
Foal halters, especially breakaway. It can be very challenging to find one’s small enough for the size of horses that we have.
Bodywork sessions for the horses – massage, PEMF, acupuncture, etc. We do as much as we possibly can to keep our horses healthy and happy, and the more frequently we can give them bodywork, the better.
Fly sheets, boots, and masks.
84AU clipper blades
Heated water buckets for those brutal winters. Here are two different examples: https://www.cash man’s.com/product/5-gallon-heated-bucket/ https://www.chewy.com/farm-innovators-heated-flat-back/dp/312305
Facility related:
Artificial turf. This works really well for putting down in muddy areas, for soft mats for horses to stand on in the barn, and for snuffle mats to put pellets on and keep horses occupied for a lot longer than if the pellets were just on a flat surface.
Rubber sheets/tarps. We need these for composting our manure piles, and they are excellent for placing over areas where we need to kill all of the vegetation.
Rubber stall mats. Ours are all very old, and need replaced.
Slam latches for field gates, both for swing through and single direction gates.
Round Pen/fence panels. These will be used for reverse round pens, rotational grazing, track systems, and more.
Pavers. These are needed to place around water buckets to reduce mud, serve as a self trimming station for the horses’ hooves, and can be very useful in certain types of exercises where the horse needs to stand with their front feet elevated by just a couple of inches.
An arena drag.
A pasture drag.
Run-in shelters for the pastures at the front of the property, which currently do not have any.
A dedicated area for hay storage. A fabric building, a carport, a simple barn, we aren’t picky so long as it works. 🙂 
General program:
Horses!!! Please see our page on donating a horse for more details. https://servicehorses.org/donating-a-horse/
Small horse trailers for transport.
Frequent flyer miles, which can be used by students when traveling to get their horse, by trainers when visiting a handler at their home, by staff for continuing education, and similar purposes.
Cheval Assistants and Leaders International 