What Makes a Good Mentor ~

Troubling  Facts and Statistics Did you know that 48% of Denver high school students will drop out? Only 50% of the students of Aurora Central will graduate? 82% of prison inmates are high school drop outs. It costs $58k annually to incarcerate ONE youth. There are 1,700 youth in the Denver Juvenile Justice System. That [...]

Voice for the Voiceless ~ Amy Herbst

“I am the voice of the voiceless Through me the dumb shall speak The deaf world’s ear be made to hear The wrongs of the wordless weak From street, from cage, from kennel From stable and zoo the wail Of my tortured kin proclaims the sin Of the mighty against the frail Oh shame on [...]

Trust `

Shattered again, just who can we trust in this world today? Is it any reason our children in foster care have such a difficult time trusting adults. Zuma’s Experiential Learning Center is making big strides with our Equine Therapy Partners! Check us out….. Bring your family in for a fun day at Zuma’s.

Experiential Therapy is Better for Kids~

Current trends in the therapeutic treatment of adolescents Adults benefit from their ability to “talk though” their issues and feelings. They have learned through time to verbalize complex and contradictory feelings and reactions. However, adolescents generally find it more difficult to eloquently verbalize such feelings: they are often overwhelmed and even confused by the seeming [...]

ELP~ Words about the Horse from a Kid

Zuma’s Experiential Learning Kids ~ Straight from the mouth of a child. Why I like horses: “They are really big animals.  They are amazing.  In my heart they are sacred.  Like the sacred dog.”  (reference to the book, “The Gift of the Sacred Dog” that we both love) What I do at Zuma’s: “I’m learning [...]

Success ~ Words from a Parent

How our son, age 8, experiences life: Every day,filled with numerous happenings that he is not expecting. Not knowing what is going to happen next puts him in a hypervigilant state. Things that trigger him are : someone coming to the door, a loud noise (truck driving by, lawnmower, fire-truck).  When he gets scared he [...]

Quote about the Experiential Learning Program

(I) spoke highly of this event when I saw her on Saturday afternoon! I am very excited about this and think it will be wonderful for her. Thank you!! Mandy Rutt, MA Arapahoe County DHS Adoption Caseworker office: 303-636-1656

Zuma’s Has A Brand New Therapy Arena

Recipe for a Therapy Arena 5 hours of jack hammering concrete out of the ground – Paul Messeinch 8 hours of fence building- Troy Latteu 8 hours of wall building and window/door installation-Scott Fredrickson 5 hours of clean up- Jodi Messenich 5 hours of clean up Maura Stack- Oden 2 hours of clean up- Denver [...]

Repairing Suspensory Ligaments

Zuma’s has the latest technology in pulsed electrical signal therapy for injured ligaments, tendons, cartilage and bones.In this past year Zuma’s has helped heal complete tears of tendons, bone fractures and ligament injuries in half the time of traditional treatments. When Pulsed Signal Therapy (PST) is combined with Platlet Rich Plasma Injection the result is [...]

Zuma’s Has a Request For Proposal from Kenneth Kendall King Foundation

After receiving a $5,000.00 grant from Harmes C. Fishback this month; Zuma’s now will be presenting a proposal to the Kenneth Kendall King Foundation for $8,200.00. If won, this grant will be sponsoring children into our Experiential Learning Program. This is big news for a non-profit in its first year, proving oneself to the foundation [...]