OUR STORY
1st logo - created 2008 by Billie Beaty
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A mom, a daughter with disabilities, a woman with a love for horses and a dream was the foundation of the Center for Adaptive Riding (CAR). In 2007, Barbara Chastain and Billie Beaty opened the center in their backyard of in Northern Nevada. Thank you to the founding board members: Kim Borders, Sherry Sanders, Farah Jamaluddin and Leara Owens who played a major role in the creation of CAR. |
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In 2015 CAR began to outgrow their home in Washoe Valley and ultimately moved to the beautiful Horseman's Park in old southwest Reno. At this new location, CAR became a PATH (Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship) International Premier Accredited Center, which the center prides themselves on. |
2nd logo - created 2014
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Newest logo - created 2019 by Swizzle
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Each year CAR continues to grow their number of riders in the adaptive horseback riding program.
In 2018, CAR piloted a grief program for children who lost a parent. This program was a great success and CAR is working to collaborate with other organizations in the community to expand this program. In 2019, CAR began a partnership with Girl Scout troops to help scouts earn their horse badge. CAR also collaborates with Camp Care of Nevada, Skiing is Believing & Wounded Warriors. Looking to the future, the center sees ample opportunities to collaborate with many other organizations in the community, as well as continue to grow their number of riders in each program. |
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After five years at Horseman’s Park, we outgrew the location and so we sought our new home. After much research, we entered into a lease to purchase agreement in March 2021 of the beautiful and tranquil 7.5-acre ML Ranch in old Southwest Reno. This new home will allow CAR to grow and expand our services to meet the needs of our community. We have launched our capital campaign to purchase this beautiful property and make capital improvements; making it our forever home where we can continue to enrich lives through the power of the horse.
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| Impact Report 2019 |
| 2018 990 |