Since opening our doors in 2015, HorsePlay has blossomed from helping just 10 children a week to serving over 300 children every single week. We've launched life-changing programs like RiseUp for Veterans and touched countless lives - but our growth has outpaced our space.
Right now, we lease the property where we operate, and we are running out of room. More than 100 families are on our waitlist, eagerly waiting for the transformative therapy our horses provide. While we cherish our current location immensely, our dream is simple: own the land beneath us so we can create a permanent and sustainable home for HorsePlay - one that supports expansion, so no child or veteran has to wait for care.
This dream is within reach. We've been offered the first right of refusal on a beautiful, ready to develop, 30-acre property in St. Johns County - the perfect place to expand and secure our future. With your help, we can develop the property to include a barn, paddocks, fencing, bathrooms, and convert our existing prefabricated barndominium into an office, therapy gym, and equipment storage.
This isn't just a land purchase - it's an investment in hope, healing, and independence for generations to come. Your gift will help us give our horses and our programs a forever home, and ensure that every child and veteran who needs us can say, "Yes, I can start today."
