A Letter To Our Mentors~Without Them There Would Be No ELP

Hello everyone, I hope you are all enjoying the March session of ELP! I think we have seen great progress with many of our kiddos. I see our little ones starting to push some boundaries and test a bit. Our teen group challenged us for the first few weeks, but I think things fell into [...]

All Systems That Are Symptom Based Fail ~ Treat The Cause NOT The Symptom

It seems our SYSTEMS today, all of them are symptom based, which we all know treating the symptom of anything will never end the cause of the symptom. No this is not a riddle it is fact and a sad fact at that. Here are some examples that we at Zuma’s face every day. Symptom: [...]

Zuma’s Experiential Learning Program

Michael Hogland of Littleton Colorado first appeared at Zuma’s as a volunteer November 1st, 2009. The weather that day was snowy and freezing cold, but that did not keep Mike and his friends from attending Zuma’s volunteer training. That is true dedication! As a new member of the Zuma’s family, Mike jumped in head first [...]

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 [...]

Join Zuma’ this weekend at the Rocky Mountain Horse Expo.

Rocky Mountain Horse Expo

What Zuma’s Means to Me

The following is a continuation of our stories featuring responses from children who have participated in Zuma’s Wellness with Horses Program.  These children were asked “What the Horses Mean to Me.”  Their stories are clear examples of why Zuma’s believes in Equine Assisted Psychotherapy and is committed to the success of our Wellness with Horses [...]

Team Work

Taken during an afternoon with Zuma’s After School Program, the child and mentor worked together to push the wheel barrel up the hill. The goals of the program are to enhance identity development, increase self-confidence and build on coping skills. It includes therapeutic, educational, and recreational activities with rescued horses.  The program focuses on increasing [...]

Horses Helping Humans

Darcie Kelly can learn a lot about people by the way they interact with her horses. A longtime horse person, Kelly, 38, decided in recent years to earn her master’s degree in social work. Last summer, she started a business on Green Meadow Drive that uses horses to help with the therapy process. Fresh Steps [...]

More on Jefferson County Horse Play Day

A note from Jefferson County’s Children, Youth and Family Division Volunteer Coordinator: Hi Jodi- I just wanted to thank you and the folks at Zuma for a wonderful event on Saturday. Events like this are so beneficial for our kiddos and we are so thankful that they were given this opportunity.  I would love to [...]