Concerning mental health statistics, including rising rates of depression and anxiety, along with increasing awareness about the importance of mental health, and its interdependence with physical health for overall individual and communal well-being, became the...
Adaptive Riding allows access and opportunity for those with disabilities to participate, and learn riding and horsemanship skills while building independence, responsibility and confidence. Plus, it’s fun! Riding contributes to cognitive, physical, emotional and...
Serving and supporting our community is a core value at The Shea Center. Your gift to Stand With Shea helps connect us and grow opportunities to support military veterans, first responders, and more. Our Military programs have more than doubled over the past...
Stand with Shea raises money needed to keep The Shea Center running. Initially launched during the pandemic in 2020 to help sustain our essential services, this annual campaign funds operations that ensure access to our life-changing programs. Demand for these...
Leeanna Rice, originally from Southeast Idaho, received her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from the University of Idaho and attained her Master of Social Work degree, with an emphasis in military mental health, from the University of Southern California. ...
We are excited to announce that Shari is our newest Volunteer of the Month! Why we love her: Shari wears many hats at The Shea Center: Grooming and pulling tack; filling hay balls and scooping manure; serving on the BBQ and Drive to Ride committees. As a lesson...
Ryden, diagnosed with autism and cerebral palsy, was born at 26 weeks, weighing 1.5 lbs. He is nonverbal, but when his mother, Brittany, talks about going to The Shea Center, Ryden quickly runs to the door. Ryden has some sensory issues and when he first came to Shea...
Easy was born in Montana and purchased when she was under 2 years old in 2008 by Kelli Navarro, an instructor for our military and mental health programs and member of our equine support team. Kelli heard about Easy through an extended family...
Recently, Shea Center staff members Janelle Robinson, PT, HPCS, ATRI, and Chief Program Officer; and Alex Johnson, ATRI presented at the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International (PATH Intl) conference. Also attending the conference from Shea...
We recently celebrated our horse sponsors with a magical evening of fun, mingling, food, and of course, quality time with their sponsored horse. We are so grateful to all of our donors who provide the best possible care for our herd through their support- we could not...