Email: hhhorses@outlook.com
CALL US: 314.745.9909
Helping Hands and Horses, Inc
Mission
In partnership with the community, serve Children, Adults, and Veterans, from the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area, with physical or occupational needs build a positive self-concept and support their families with respite by providing personalized equine assisted therapy, at no cost.
Wish List – updated 3/22/23
Outdoors:
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Flag and pole with landscaped area by pavilion outdoor arena. WISH GRANTED!
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Surveillance Equipment
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Eagle Project – Ethan Cage Troop 406 and Steve Holt supervising – pavilion attached to roof on the back side of the kitchen WISH GRANTED!
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Lighting for sensory course – requires work crew with electrical background and all hardware and materials. Working to find a grant!
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Removal of barbed wire - replace w/fences – workday for any adult work group
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Fencing - workday for any adult work group. attach fencing to new posts throughout campus
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install new – dig post holes, concrete, set posts
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Create Indian Village – Build and setup Hogan – tepee – perfect workday for scout troop
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Outdoor Arena:
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Paint metal fences and gates – red outdoor paint
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Refresh varnish and seal on all wooden benches and signs
Farm Equipment:
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Tools:
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Chain Saw
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Leaf Blowers
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Rock Rakes
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Skill Saws
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Small Hand and Plumbing Tools
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Vehicles:
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Volunteer to maintain and winterize variety of farm and lawn equipment
Horses:
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Clean saddles, pads and tack
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Adoption of 17 Therapy Horses ($23,800 = 17 x $1,400 annually) – see website for availability
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Horse supplements - $2,000
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Veterinary bill ($6,800 = $400 x 17 annually)
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Monthly feed
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Farrier
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Teeth cleaning ($2,040 = $120 x 17 annually)
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1 Round bale feeder - $300
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Tack (Can be purchased online via Freedom Rider.com or at Buchheits):
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Variety of cinches
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Rainbow reigns
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Pooper scooper - $17 Buchheit
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2 stable carts for manure transport - $700 (2 x $350)
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Adjustable stirrups
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Halters
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2 new horse pads – large and medium
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Fly spray
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Hoof supplements – Mano Pro
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Small belts with built in handles (30 lbs)o
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Small harness with handles (30 lbs)
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5 neoprene girths – 2 small 30 inch and 3 large 34 inch
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Horse trainer
Buildings:
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Horse Barn:
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Upgrade electricity in the hay barn – volunteer with electrical expertise and hardware WISH GRANTED !
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Steel Metal Loft Wall Ladder Stairs Attic Folding Ladder Design and installation ($,1500 - $764.75 + installation)
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Frame in stall mats and reseat
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9 new stall mats- Bucheits $80 each
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Replace flooring in the horse barn
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New Hay Barn
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Install electricity - volunteer with electrical expertise and hardware
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Build stalls for 6 horses; purchase and install 6 stall door
Hotel:
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Purchase and install window screens – all windows
Upper Arena:
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2 horse hookups
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Outdoor Arena WISH GRANTED
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Lower Arena: Build install baby changing station in newer bathroom.
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concrete entrance into the arena for ease with wheelchairs 15 x 20​
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Utility Barn with attached Old Towne and Schoolhouse:
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Steel Metal Loft Wall Ladder Stairs Attic Folding Ladder Design and installation ($,1500 - $764.75 + installation)
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Build wall behind Old Towne (Framing for 20ft + wall) create with used pallets.
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Program Needs:
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Gift cards to Office Depot and or Buchheit Feed store
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Physical therapist to advise on optimizing therapy
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Instructional aides to complement program – small prizes used as giveaways
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Horse built from barrel – see Pintrest for Barrel Drum Horses
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Build wooden horse with soft leather head and leather accessories for children to play/climb on and familiarize children with horses
Miscellaneous:
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4 Fire extinguishers
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2 Medical supplies - cardio defibrillator (upper and lower arena) WISH GRANTED!
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PR person
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Logos painted on all doors and entrance areas on campus
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8 wooden horse benches (4 4-foot benches for adults and 4 2-foot benches for children)
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Cowboy/horse metal cutouts for decoration around property
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Outdoor paints by the gallon, Preferred rainbow colors and red, whit and blue for fences. ​
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Things to Build
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Little Red wagon needs buckboard seats rebuilt on either side and floor reinforced.
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