Support Our Mission

Your donation helps us provide accessible mental health services to those in need.

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Care for our Equine Partners

At Ruby Ranch Mental Health, our horses are not just part of the setting — they are part of the healing. They stand quietly with a child learning to regulate overwhelming emotions. They help teens rebuild trust. They co-regulate with adults healing from trauma. They offer presence when words feel impossible.

But before they can hold others, we must care for them as well.

Adopt a Horse is our adoption program that allows individuals and businesses to directly support the essential wellbeing of the horses who make equine-assisted psychotherapy possible.

When you adopt a horse, you invest in healing.

What It Costs to Care for One Horse

Each Ruby Ranch Mental Health horse requires $400 per month in essential care. Here is the real monthly breakdown per horse:

  • Farrier$60
  • Veterinary Care$80
  • Feed$120
  • Bodywork & Chiropractic$140
  • Total$400 per month per horse

(Approximately $4,800 per year)

These are not luxury expenses — they are foundational to keeping our horses healthy, regulated, and able to safely participate in therapeutic work. Healthy horses create safe sessions. Safe sessions create meaningful transformation.

Ruby Ranch Mental Health is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Your donation may be tax-deductible. Please consult with your tax advisor for more information.

How the Program Works

Choose Your Contribution

You may:

  • Fully adopt a horse ($400/month)
  • Co-adopt with other donors
  • Adopt a specific care category

Stay Connected

As an adopter, you'll receive:

  • A personalized horse biography
  • Photo updates
  • Care and wellness milestones
  • Stories of impact (client identities protected)
  • Invitations to appreciation events
  • Optional recognition for businesses

You're not just donating. You're becoming part of the herd.

Why This Matters

Our mission is to empower individuals to find healing and personal growth through equine-assisted psychotherapy. This work depends on:

  • Ethically and consistently cared-for horses
  • Physically sound equine partners
  • Preventative, proactive maintenance
  • A stable and sustainable program structure

When you adopt a horse, you are sustaining:

  • Access to experiential mental health care
  • Scholarship opportunities for families
  • A safe environment for trauma recovery
  • A place where isolation becomes belonging

You are caring for the steady presence that makes healing possible.

For Businesses

Adopting a horse is a meaningful way to demonstrate your commitment to mental health access in the Rogue Valley. Business adopters may receive:

  • Website recognition
  • Social media acknowledgment
  • Adopter appreciation invitations
  • Community partnership visibility

This is more than adoption. It is an investment in healing in our community.

Become a Business Partner