Swiftsure 2013 Annual Report

SWIFTSURE RANCH
THERAPEUTIC EQUESTRIAN CENTER
2013 ANNUAL REPORT
LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR
In 2013, we really settled into the routine of our new ranch home, and now we
continue to provide year-round equine-assisted activities for over 250 individuals
per year. The serenity of the ranch complements the amazing work done here by our
dedicated staff, volunteers, and horses.
We are moving into our 23rd year in the Wood River Valley, and one might think the
day-to-day experiences would decrease in magnitude. However, we are reminded
daily of just why we do what we do here at the Ranch. Our amazing equine partners
not only carry the weight of so many bodies, young and old, but they also encourage
physical abilities, impart trust and loyalty, and provide unconditional love
The amazement comes in many forms–an overheard comment from a mother who
tells her friend that the time her son spends at the Ranch has done more for him
than any other therapy; the exit survey from a veteran who tells us that we were
almost “too nice” because the military does not prepare you for niceness; or the
trickle of a tear as a mother watches her daughter articulate that the horses allow her
to do what she loves to do!
Our days are filled with triumphs, successes, and smiles. All of which are attributed
to so many; our horses, the only ones that don’t have a voice in the process, our staff,
who continue to educate themselves and learn better ways to teach, our dedicated
volunteers, who show up every day to give their time, and last but not least, our
donors, who make it possible for us to continue our services—all at no charge to the
riders!
We look forward to the year ahead where we will continue to help others, enhance
our existing programs, and explore some additional equine therapies that can benefit
our riders.
Sincerely,
Cheryl Bennett, Executive Director
Leslie Benz, President
2014 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Leslie Benz – President
Elizabeth Bunce – VP of Development
Ken Pierce – Treasurer
Jeffra Syms – Secretary
Ann Leonardo – Past President
Kate Berman
Liz Brown
Pam Goetz
Teresa Hukari
John McDonald
Kristin Orr
Scott Porter
Lee Ritzau
Miren duPont Sanchez
Jay Sfingi
Penny Weiss
Marji Woodward
We would like to thank the board members whose
term ended in 2013: Mary Ahern, Lynn Kaplan,
Esther Ochsman & Susan Passovoy
STAFF
Cheryl Bennett- Executive Director
Tim Bennett – Ranch Manager
Stephanie Miller
– Summer Ranch Hand Program
Andrea Stutz – Program Coordinator
INSTRUCTORS
Lindsey Jameson
– Resource Coordinator
Brienne Mabry – Equine Manager
Meghan Faherty
Lisa Scales – Program Manager
Brittney Snyder
Kristy Wood
Hugh Blue – Volunteer Instructor
Mimi Crocker – Volunteer Instructor
Cally Galpin – Volunteer Instructor
Judy Grigsby – Volunteer Instructor
Kate Ristow – Volunteer Instructor
Robert Olson – Instructor Assistant
MAINTENANCE
Salvador Ruiz
Booga Sutton
Bill Postlewait – Volunteer
2013 IN REVIEW
Because of your continuing generosity, Swiftsure
Ranch is able to provide our services at no charge
to any of our riders.
VOLUNTEER HOURS
(not including volunteer instructors or staff)
Regular Program: 4,400 hours per year
Special Events: Another 700-1000 hours/year
DISABILITIES SERVED
ADHD | Alzheimer’s | Amputated limbs | Anger |
Anxiety | Asberger’s | Autism | Behavioral Issues
| Bladder Diverticulum | Brain Tumor | Cerebral
Palsy | Chromosomal deletion | Cognitive Delay |
Connective tissue disorder | Demyelinating encephalopathy | Depression | Developmental Coordination Disability | Developmental Delay | Diabetes |
Diabetic Periferal Neuropathy | Down Syndrome |
Emotional Issues | Eye Focus Problems | Fibromyalgia | Hearing Impairment | Heart Disease | Hydrocephalus | Intrauterine Growth Retardation | Language Impairment | Learning Disabilities | Lupus
| Microcephaly | Multiple Sclerosis | Oppositional
Defiance Disorder | Paraplegia | Parkinson’s Disease
| Pervasive Developmental Disorder | Prematurity |
PTSD | Schizophrenia | Seizure Disorder | Sensory
Processing Disorder | Social Issues | Speech Delay
| Spina Bifida | Spinal Cord Injuries | Stroke | TAR
Syndrome | Townes-Brocks Syndrome | Traumatic
Brain Injury | Undifferentiated Connective Tissue
Disease | Vesicoureteral Reflux | Visual Impairment
WEEKLY RIDER DEMOGRAPH ICS
32 riders age 2-10 years of age - 27.5%
49 riders 11-17 years of age – 42%
18 riders 18-49 years of age – 15.5%
17 riders 50-84 years of age – 15%
TIME IN THE SADDLE
Our riders have a long-term, consistent opportunity
to receive our services; Over 50% of our riders have
been riding 5 years or longer and of those, 20%
have been riding 10 years or longer.
RIDERS
Weekly: 116
Camp Rainbow Gold: 35-40
Idaho School for the Deaf and Blind: 35-40
Veterans: 15-20
Swiftsure Stampede/Rodeo: 90 riders
COLLABORATIONS
7 Blaine County Schools | Idaho School for the
Deaf and Blind | The Sage School | Camp Rainbow
Gold | Higher Ground | Boise VA Hospital | Host
Regional Stampede and Rodeo for Equestrians with
Disabilities
Horse Power
Included in the expense of operating our tremendous
ranch programs is the cost of caring for the horses who
literally carry us along this worthwhile endeavor. It is
a big venture to purchase a program horse, and as an
organization we take our responsibility to these animals
seriously. In addition to the purchase price (which can be
substantial for the right horse), the cost to provide the best
care for our horses is substantial. If they don’t work out
we are faced with the process of finding them appropriate
placement, and the effort, time and expense incurred can
be daunting. In light of this and other considerations, we
are incredibly grateful to those who generously share their
horses with us as part of our comprehensive lease program.
Horses who don’t fit our criteria for purchase or donation,
but have plenty of attributes to serve our population, can
find a new lease on life at Swiftsure Ranch and their owners
rest easy knowing they are in good hands and changing
lives. Without our horses, the miracles we experience
every day would not be possible.
THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO ALLOW US TO USE
THEIR HORSES IN OUR PROGRAMS
John Bass ­— Yum Yum
Bodie Bennett — Trigger
Payson Bennett — Hoolie
Kate Berman — Ben
Annie Mabry — Stuart Little
Brienne Mabry — Sidney & Casey
Barbara Moulton — Joy
Kurtis Stutz — Tia
Special thanks
to Sawtooth Equine Veterinary Services for taking such
good care of our herd and Teri Szombathy for keeping the
herd happy with body therapy!
Familiar faces
Much has changed for Swiftsure Ranch in recent years so it’s comforting to
know that several of the ‘old guard’ in our herd are still thriving in their work
as talented therapy horses. Among them is Vic, a 23 year old Quarter Horse
gelding who has proved himself invaluable to our program hundreds of times
over. Purchased in 2003, Vic was a finished gaming horse, specializing in timed
events like barrel racing and pole bending. It took Vic some time before he
was able to shift gears from ‘Adrenaline Junky’ to ‘Steady Eddie,’ but like aged
wine, he was well worth the wait. Versatile and trustworthy with a touch of
silly, Vic can take the smallest beginner to the advancing adolescent riders as
far as they think they can go, and often beyond. In 2013 Vic faithfully carried
Martha, an 84 year old Dressage rider who experiences Alzheimers and is a
lifelong, successful horsewoman in the Wood River Valley. Martha often forgot
Vic’s name but she never forgot how to ride beautifully or the joy being with
horses brought her. Today Vic, like the rest of our elderly herd members, enjoys
a lighter lesson load, specialized geriatric care and the satisfaction of knowing
that he has set the standard for our therapy horses. And he has set it high.
New Friends
There are many ways to ‘pay it forward’
and Casey, one of the newest members
of our herd, has the story to prove it.
Born and bred in Dublin, Ireland, Casey
was brought to the US in 1999, after
being purchased by Colleen Burgh of
Anchorage, Alaska. Colleen was a true
humanitarian who believed in giving
back. and generously lent Casey to
the local Special Olympics equestrian
program, as well as with veterans in the
development of Alaska’s first ‘Wounded
Warriors’ program. In the spring of 2012
Colleen was diagnosed with an aggressive
brain cancer and asked if there might
be a place for Casey at Swiftsure Ranch,
where a former Alaskan instructor knew
his talents as a therapy horse. A year
later, Casey made the long trip from
Alaska to Idaho, and within two months
he was creating a reputation for himself
as our resident Gentle Giant. Colleen
passed away in February 2014, and having
received pictures and an email of her best
friend the day before her passing, she
commented to her loved ones how happy
this made her. In allowing Casey to join
our herd and help ease the struggles of so
many, Colleen herself found solace. We
are so grateful for this remarkable woman
and her special horse.
IN MEMORY OF JACK & OTIS
Losing a member of our special herd is never
easy; losing two within a short amount of time
was indeed a heartbreak to everyone at the
Ranch. Otis and Jack were both Quarter Horse
geldings, but the similarities stopped there:
Where Jack was a solid bay, small in stature and
sturdy in character, Otis was a large, leggy sorrel
with a giant heart to balance his goofy nature.
Both horses were beloved by so many and their
sudden losses left holes in our hearts and in our
herd. Jack and Otis were lovely, unique boys.
If ever two horses were destined for heaven, it
surely is these two.
Equine Facilitated Activities & Therapy
EQUINE FACILITATED LEARNING
Horses and the lifestyle that goes along with maintaining
them provide multiple opportunities to teach critical life and
communication skills. For the most part, horses use nonverbal
cues from the rider and handler to know what to do next. Swiftsure
utilizes attributes like this to create ‘teachable moments’ where
participants explore ways to better understand how nonverbal
communication can positively or negatively affect the impact we
have on others.
BLAINE COUNTY SCHOOL PROGRAM
During the school year, Swiftsure provides equine-assisted learning
classes for students in the special education classroom or on an IEP
(independent education program). The students arrive at Swiftsure
with their para-teachers and participate in goal-focused equineassisted activities and learning, individualized to each student.
Swiftsure Ranch serves a total of seven schools and approximately
40 students each year. The majority of these students continue
riding at Swiftsure during the summer months.
SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND OFF-SITE EQUINE OPPORTUNITIES
Swiftsure Ranch provides horseback riding and activities for several
other organizations. The Idaho School for the Deaf and Blind from
Gooding participate in a day camp every summer. The students
spend the day at the ranch grooming and tacking the horses and
riding on our sensory trail which has stations specifically designed
to engage all of our senses; touch, sound, sight, taste, and smell.
The day is topped off with a barbecue.
In addition to the many services provided at the ranch, Swiftsure
horses and staff often travel off-site to provide equine experiences
to those who cannot make a trip themselves. Among these are the
Senior Connection and Bell Mountain Assisted Living in Hailey,
where our horses visit with residents at their location. Every year
Swiftsure provides lessons and safe and fun trail rides to the campers at Camp Rainbow Gold
(CRG) at Cathedral Pines, north of Ketchum. The campers are either in remission or currently
going through treatment for cancer. It is a time for them to “just be kids” and they enjoy the
freedom of riding and exploring trails. For many, it is their first time around horses.
VETERANS PROGRAMMING
Our veterans programs utilize the horse/human relationship to assist veterans in making the
adjustment back to civilian life and dealing with ongoing issues they may be facing. Working
with Higher Ground and the Boise VA, Swiftsure staff custom design equine activities to assist
the recreational therapists from each organization to help veterans in their battle to regain
normalcy and overcome their injuries. Swiftsure Ranch also engages the veteran’s caregiver and
spouse to help encourage team work, relationship building and support.
RANCH HAND SUMMER PROGRAM
This program is specifically designed for young teens who are referred from social workers in
the school system or the juvenile probation department. The program focuses on personal
responsibility, work ethics, employability skills and skill building folded into the ranch
environment. In addition, using equine-assisted learning to tie the rider’s behavior to the horse’s
reaction, instructors relate these experiences to the rider’s life and relationships. The riders help
design and plan work projects on the ranch, learn work skills related to the projects and perform
maintenance projects. They not only learn about farm and ranch activities but also about
horses and how to care for them, including feeding, grooming and veterinary care, and spend
time learning learning. Each rider is paid a stipend at the end of the summer based on his/her
performance during the session.
SWIFTSURE STAMPEDE AND RODEO
The Idaho Special Olympics no longer hosts equestrian events, so Swiftsure Ranch provides
a stampede and rodeo for riders from around the state who compete in Western and English
equitation, trail course, barrels, poles and cow sorting. Each class is judged, and medals are
awarded to all participants. The day is completed with a barbecue and dance.
COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAM
Swiftsure Ranch also functions as a place for community members to fulfill their required
community service hours, whether ordered by the court or required by their school. Individuals
can help at the Ranch either with specific projects, routine ranch maintenance, or volunteering
in lessons to get community service hours.
Opportunities for Giving
SWIFTSURE RANCH THERAPEUTIC EQUESTRIAN CENTER
is a 501(C)(3) Idaho non-profit corporation which was founded in 1991 to provide
equine-facilitated activities and therapies for children and adults with disabilities.
Thanks to your continued support we have been fortunate to raise the $750,000 annual
operating budget for the program, half of which comes from your participation at
the Cowboy Ball each year, and the remainder comes from individual and foundation
donations throughout the year.
SERVICES ... It is important for our mission and vision to continue
providing our services at no charge to our riders.
We are a tax-deductible charitable
organization with the following Federal
Tax Identification Number: #82-0461587.
INDIVIDUAL OR CORPORATE GIVING
Checks or credit cards are accepted by
mail or donate on our website at
www.swiftsureranch.org
SPONSOR A HORSE
Provide feed, maintenance and veterinary
care for one of our many horses.
NEGOTIABLE SECURITIES
Make a gift of marketable securities.
PLANNED GIVING
Create a gift in your estate plan. By leaving
Swiftsure Ranch Therapeutic Equestrian
Center in your will, you will continue to
support equine-assisted programs in our
community for years to come.
MATCHING CORPORATE GIVING
Increase your giving power by combining
with your company’s matching program,
if offered by your employer.
TRIBUTE
Make a donation in honor or memory of
someone in lieu of flowers or gifts.
IN-KIND GIFTS
We gladly accept gifts or services that
we can use for our program or for our
fundraising efforts.
FINANCIALS
2013 INCOME
2013 EXPENSES
Operating Income:
Operating Expenses:
Fundraising (43%)$496,900
Individual/Corporate Donations (17%) $203,124
Grants
(4%)$43,250
Investment Income/Asset Sale (2%)
$24,532
Capital Income:
Individual Capital Donations (30%)
$348,696
Capital Grants
(4%)$45,000
Total Income
$1,161,502
Program Expenses (43%)
Facilities Expenses (10%)
Fundraising Expenses (8%)
Administration/Marketing(3%)
Operating Reserve (2%)
Capital Expenses:
Capital Improvements, Debt
Reduction and Reserve (34%)
Total Expenses $501,800
$113,998
$90,982
$39,083
$21,943
$393,696
$1,161,502
Capital
Grants(4%)
Fundraising (43%)
Individual Capital
Donations (30%)
Individual/Corp.
Donations (17%)
Investment
Income/Asset Sale (2%)
Capital
Improvements,
Debt Reduction
& Reserve (34%)
Program
Expenses (43%)
Facilities
Expenses
(10%)
Operating
Reserve (2%)
Grants(4%)
Administration
& Marketing (3%)
Fundraising
Expenses (8%)
From our volunteers
When I first volunteered at Swiftsure Ranch I thought that since I had a lifetime of riding
and training horses, I would probably be able to help out.
What I found out is that although Swiftsure uses horses, it is not at all about horses in
the way I was used to. It is about people and using therapeutic riding to help people with
life-long physical and mental challenges to grow physically and emotionally. I help with
Acey and Christine on Mondays. They are both confined to wheelchairs. The movement of
the horse challenges their balance and therefore engages their abdominal muscles like no
other thing can except the normal activities of a healthy person. The results are incredible.
In the short time I have been helping at Swiftsure, I have seen great progress in balance,
comfort and confidence in both the riders I work with. The riding is challenging for these
riders but the small successes they make show up on their faces in the form of smiles.
Even though there is no training horses, those smiles keep me coming back.
Chris Flanigan
From the moment I drove through the Swiftsure gates I knew I was going to
be a small part of something big. I have been in this community of Blaine
County for over 20 years and have done my share of helping and donating to
the community. Until the moment I took the training course for a side walker
and horse handler I had not been a part of the bigger picture. I was humbled
by the caring and knowledge of each member of the Swiftsure team, the two
and four-legged.
As a volunteer at Swiftsure Ranch I feel like a witness to magic. There are
magic moments everywhere you look. In a flash, everyone is smiling as they
turn toward a small voice, so excited to show her horse her new pink boots.
The 1,000 pound animal so gently and intuitively guided to a veteran’s wound,
which was made in a faraway place, and with a gentle breath brings him to the
present with a heart full of love and hope. The giving spirit of each horse is
unique in it’s own way. Yes, the horses work but they are healthy and happy in
their herd and at the ranch, which is a sanctuary for both animals and humans.
Shannon Orr
GENEROSITY
Thrasher Koffey
Elma and Jim Cannavino
Foundation and Barbara Nina Carroll
Thrasher and Rick Koffey Carlos A. Cordiero
Janet and Roger DeBard
DryNest Animal Bedding
$10,000-$24,999
Gerry and Harold Brown The Gibney Family
Foundation
Chichester duPont
Glanbia Foods, Inc.
Foundation, Inc.
Joy Kasputys
Mary Ahern and John
Langwater Foundation
Chlebowski
Cally Galpin and Chuck Marylyn and Stephen
Pauley
Christopher
DONORS
Lois Rosen
Jack Flammer Estate
Annie and Phillip Mabry Jeannie and Paul
$50,000
Shakstad
Tom O’Gara
Val A Browning
Sharon and Bill Shubin
Stephanie
and
John
Foundation
Jeffra and Kevin Syms
Elizabeth and Jack Bunce Perenchio
Peggy and Parry Thomas
Harriet E. Pfleger
The Ochsman
The Tunney Foundation
Foundation
Foundation and Esther
and Doris Tunney
Miren
duPont
and
Luis
and Michael Ochsman
Wodecroft Foundation
Sanchez
Sharon Ochsman
Elizabeth Simons
Kristin Orr
John F. Smiekel
and Jason Lynch
$1000-$4999
Foundation - Jill and
Wattis Dumke
The Bark Family Trust
Colin
George
Foundation
Gail Landis and Victor
Joan M. Wismer
Bernstein
Foundation
Correction in 2012
Blank Family
Penny and Richard Weiss Foundation, Inc.
annual report - The
Marji and Woody
Barbara J. Hartley
Ann and Brian Blue
Woodward
Foundation was
Bobbi and Dick Boyer
incorrectly identified as
Cyndi and Rex Bradshaw
the Denver Foundation
$5000-$9999
Liz Brown - In loving
Jackie and Howard
memory of Rufus
Banchik
Billy Burak
$25,000-$49,000
Sandy Gregorak and Tom Janne and Henry Burdick
Leslie Benz and Vince
Bassett
Elsie and Eugene Cheston
Baertschi
Kathleen and Hugh Blue The William Chinnick
Julie Daniels and Tom
Bundy Family
Charitable Foundation
West
Foundation
Susan and Earl Cohen
Marmot Foundation
JAN 2013 —DEC 2013
We sincerely apologize
if we have omitted any
donor or volunteer
names. If we have, please
let us know so that we
may recognize you in
future publications.
James J. Colt
Foundation, Inc.
Melanie Cook
Cynthia and Douglas
Crocker
Gigi and Jim Daniels
Danielson Family
Foundation
Patricia and Gary
Darman
Beverly and Michael
DeChevrieux
Cindy Dodge
Lynn Dowers
Draper Family
Foundation
Anne Edmondson
Linda and Bob Edwards
Sue and Earl Engelmann
Jill and Mark Eshman
Diane and Danny
Feldman
Sandra and Chip Fisher
Sandra and John Flattery
Suzanne and Frank
Gerlits
Donna and Jon
Gerstenfeld
Mary Letourneau and
Raymond Goettsch
Cheryl and Joe
Goitiandia
Jennifer and Mike
Goitiandia
Deana and Morley
Golden
Rita and George Golleher
Nancy and Wally
Goodwin
Susan and Ron Green
Colleen Gullickson
Andy and John Hastings
Heart of Gold Fund
Sherill Heron
Peggy Hicks
Sheri and Jim Hodge
Idaho Hunter Jumper
Association
Pam Irby
Mary and Frank G.
Jameson
Tish and Tom Jochums
Carol and Chuck Jones
Susan Passovoy and Bob
Kaplan
Idaho Horse Board
Susan Jesser
Eileen and Bob Judell
Tami and Skip Kammer
Lynn and Bruce Kaplan
Kim and Chris Koch
Sherry and Larry Kraay
Karin Martin and Jim
Terri and Richard
Kuehn
Lefaivre
Patricia and Thomas
Ann Leonardo
Lingo
Joan Katz and Russ Levi
James Marquis
Acee and Mitch Lucero
$500-999
Gay Miremont and
Macy’s Foundation
Sandie and Scott Acker
George Martin
Nicole and William
Cindy and Greg
Joe McDonald
McNichols
Anderson
Judith McQueen
Mari and Gary McStay
Margie and Mark Balcos Fan and Jim Moberg
Pat Millington
John Bass
Maria, Sacchika and Brett
Gerry Moffatt
Kate and Andy Berman
Morris
Ann and Tom Morris
Roswitha and Don Boss
Mary and Matt Murray
Sarah and Luke
Jill Bradburn
Kathy Benjamin and Greg
Mullendore
Elaine Caplow
Nebgen
O’Connell Foundation
Joan and Peter Challman Vickie and Edward
and Sheron and Roger
Penny and Buzz Coe
O’Gara
O’Connell
Suzanne Hausner and
Margie and Jack Oosting
Andrea Pierceall and
J.C. Dovey
Lallman, Felton, Peterson
Terry O’Reilly
Mary Bachman and Bill
& Pierce
Trina and Jake Peters
Downing
Maria Acosta and Scott
Jodi Goitiandia and Ken Elaine Durkheimer
Porter
Pierce
Eric Fehr
Sharon and Nick Purdy
Valerie and William Pihl Joan and William
Laurie and William
Judy and Bob Pittman
Feldman
Reighley
Stephanie and Bob Rand Chris Ford
Feli and Wolf
Elizabeth and Robert
Nancy and Josh Glick
Funke-Riehle
Reniers
Pam and Lawrence Goetz Rocky Mountain
Kathy and Kirk Riedinger Putter Goodwin
Hardware
Lee Ritzau
Steve Gutches
Kit Wright and Bob
Barbara and David
Hailey Coffee Company
Roidet
Rognlien
Sally and Michael
Mary and Jay Sfingi
June and Larry Rouse
Halstead
Helen Shim
Jill and Tom Schriber
Lorna Hazelton
Judith and Richard
Gail and Lon Stickney
Jane and Peter Sturdivant
Nancy and William
Swaney
Archie D and Bertha H
Walker Foundation
Candy and JR Walton
Zion’s Bank
MARTHA “Joy and a happy horse.”
David Seidler
Judy and Jeff Sparks
The Springcreek
Foundation
Sue and David Squier
Nancie Tatum and Dewey
Hennig
Margaret and Robert
Houston
Hurley Family Gift Fund
Idacorp Employees
Smooke
Brett Stevenson and Justin
Stevenson
Millicent and Edward
Thomas
Penny and Ted Thomas
George Venters
Judy and Gene Whitmyre
Christine and Wayne
Willich
Sue Woodyard
Christine and Justin
Wootan
$100-$499
Ag Parts
Diane C. Akahoshi
Susan Alban
Leslie Andrus
Anonymous
Lisa and Steve Antry
Autumn Hills Farm
Ann & Fritz Beaumont
Dina and Rob Beck
Melody and Steve Beck
Cheryl and Tim Bennett
Mellodie and Dan
Bernhard
Lena and John Blackburn
Susan and Arnold Blair
Sindy Burke and James
Blandford
Dale and Steve Block
Kandice Blodgett
Ronald and Roberta
Bloom
Annie and Greg
Bloomfield
Martha & Jeffrey Blue
Stephen Blue
Melissa Ann Boley
Brooke Bonner
Stoney Burke
Mary Burns and Bob Buck
Drew Cadwell
Sally & Edward Cairns
Marlis and John Carson
Lynne and Stanley Case
Gay Weake and Jay Cassell
Susan Chabin
Beth Chandler
Kristin and Brock
Chapman
Christensen Family
Foundation
Maddy and Michael
Citrone
Copy & Print LLC
Terra Corcoran
Tom Crais
Mimi Crocker
Cheryl and Steve Crowe
Barbara and Peter
Dembergh
Melinda and Mark
DiCarlo
Bryan Dilworth
Linda Drake and John
Stansfield
Gale Elkins
Genevieve Faherty
Christine Ferguson and
David Berman
Judith Ferries
Marlene & Douglas
Finicle
Judy and Rick Firtel
Michael Fishman
Janie Flammer
Carolyn and RW Frye
Ann Fuller
Tim Gardiner
Bonnie and Steve Garman
Lindsay George
Sherrilyn Ann and
Ewart Goodwin
Elizabeth and Peter Gray
Brigitti and Thomas
Grohmann
Brack Hale
RW Hall
Jennifer and Mick
Halverson
Elaine and Gordon Harfst
Happy Hawn
Daniel H. Hays
Benjamin Holmes
Bob Houston
Melissa Humphries
Ireland & Associates
Insurance
Judith Jameson
Anne and Edward Jarosz
Anne Jeffries and
Jack Sept
Martha and Ross Jennings
Michael and Peggy Dean
Jessen
Sarah Gardner
Judy Grigsby
The Johnson Company, Inc.
Jill and Mark Johnson
Randi & John Kanellitsas
John Kirtland
Gina Knox
Lynn and Tom Knudson
INEZ “loves coming to
Swiftsure and is finding
a lot of empowerment
in her abilities and
being around very
large animals. I’m very
proud of her.”
Brooke and Michael
Amy Boyer
Freilich
Kathleen Phelan and
Cecilia Freilich
Jim Britt
Margery & Bernard
Betsy Brooks
Friedlander
Suenell & Norman Broyer Robin Leavitt and Terry
Parker Bryan
Friedlander
Shari Kunz
Susie and Mike Lambert
Toby Lambert
Laura Clarke and Jack
Latrobe
Susan Lawrenz and
Dennis Potts
LDE Electric Inc.
Elizabeth Leendertsen
Diane Licht
Ruth Lieder
Patti Lindberg
Nicole Lisk
Laurie Luft
Luke’s Pharmacy
Jaan Lumi
Kathy Lynn and Carl
Bontrager
Brienne Mabry
Jessica & Alexander
Macdonald
Lucille and A.L. Mahoney
Susan Mahoney
Toni & Patrick Mahoney
Carol Marquis
Marilyn Marquis
Stephanie and Richard
Marquis
Mary Kathleen Howard
Trust
Elaine and Dave
McCambridge
Margaret McCann
Ed McDonnell
Lisa and Wilson
McElhinny
James McElveen
Molly and Dave McGary
Deborah McKenchnie
Charles and Charlene
McNamee
Claudia and Laine Meyer
Steve Mills
Gay Miremont and
George Martin
Laura and Werner
Morowitz
Laurie Morrison
Jeanne and Nick Mowlds
Terry and Mike Murphy
Katherine and Craig
Nalen
Scott and Sara Nelson
Roland Nickerson
Athleline Nixon
Suzan & William Nixon
Louise Noyes
Linda and John O’Connor
Erin O’Toole
Carolyn Palmer
Mary Lou and Greg
Panatopoulos
Payne Plumbing Inc
Erin & Jeff Pfaeffle
Tori Pfaeffle
ETHAN has Speech Apraxia. “Coming to Swiftsure makes him
extremely happy and it’s his brightest day of the week. Horses
are one thing that can give my son a voice.”
Barbara Piecash
Richard & Constance
Porter
Ned and Darcy Post
Anita and Gary Pratt
Ann and Philip Puchner
Rancher’s Supply
Eleanor M. Reed
Patti Reed
James Reid
John Rennell
Marla & Joseph Reyes
Erin Rheinschild
Carolyn Ring
Lisa, Frankie and Todd
Rippo
Karen and Bob Robideaux
Kim Rogers
Susan Rose
Sharon Rosen
Susan Reinstein and
Brian Ross
Rothstein Mishkin
Foundation Inc.
Cathy Royston
Kathy & Roger Sanger
Helen Sattelmayer
Barbara & Jerry Schauffler
Claudeis Selby
Natalie and James Service
Sandra Shaw
Susan Shepard
Silver Fox Catering Co
Debby and Mark Slonim
St. Lukes Foundation
Pete Stephenson
Barbara Stevens
Clara and Jason Stevens
Carol and Robert Stevens
Kurtis Stutz
Sun Valley Garden Center
Teri and Sandor
Szombathy
Gail and Jack Thornton
Anita Tigert
Elayne Tingey
Susan J. Tyron
Weldon and Marilyn
Wankier
Sherry and Tom Watson
Rebecca and Richard
Waycott
Doris Weiler
Sharon and John
Wellsandt
Lita West
Michelle & James Wetzel
Lorraine & Ron Wilcox
S A Williams
Barbara Wilson
Gina and John Wolcott
Alex Woodard
Caroline Woodham
Monette and Gregg
Wynne
UNDER $100
John Abell
Jami Adrian
Janene Alleman
Bev Angel
Arave Livestock
Carol and David Avelar
Sonja Avery
Mary Ayres
Amber Bailey
Tony Barrington
Payson and Bodie Bennett
Clay Berry
Bigwood Body and Paint
Bingham Cattle
Stephanie and John
Bjorkman
Melanie and Benjamin
Bohren
Teresa Bosch
Beverly Brunner
Marta and John Cairnes
Joanne Cambareir-Smith
Amanda and Tim Capps
Carol Klick Bookkeeping
Amanda and Shawn
Carter
Claire Casey
Castle’s Corner
Anne Aganon and
Gordon Cavanaugh
Gail Chamberlain
Robb Child
Norean Clark
Janie and Jay Coleman
Amy Corbett
Darsi Cordingley
Robert Coward
Robert Crosby
Peggy Dean
Susan DeChevrieux
Andree Delisser
Pam Dennis
Rebecca Disavino
Donahue-McNamara
Steel, LLC
Jennifer Douglas
Anthony Dudley
Diane Dunford
Maryellen Easom
Jolynn Eckwortel
Susan Ellsworth
Poppy and Robin
Englehardt
Lisa and David Ensunsa
Gordon Epperson
Meghan Faherty
Brittany Farrell
Leslie Feltman
Cindy Feris
Wanda and Norman
Frank
Joyce and Norman
Friedman
Pam and Chris Gammon
Michael Gardner
Julie Gates
Mary Gibson
Betty Grant
Ian Jameson
Erica Jameson
Jill Johnson
Barbi and J. Reece Jolley
Inger K. Keigher
Donald Keller
Cindy and George Kirk
Amy Klinger
Kaye Knight
Cheryl Kramer
Mark Lambert DMD
Sharon and Robert
Lambert
Linda and Reed Larsen
Nancy Linscott
Valerie Loiseau
Karen and James Lopes
Kim Lu
Jill and Terril Lufkin
Cassie Lundergreen
Mona and Hal Martin
April and Elliot Nauctman
Barbara and Barry
Neiwert
Nadia Novik
Lori and Donald Nurge
Oak Street Deli - Vicky
Walker
Fam Ortega
Parker Gulch LLC
Melinda Pereira
Jonathan Peter
Karen Peterson
Evelyn Phillips
Emily Posner
Dennis Potts
Brenda Powell
Karena and Jeffrey
Przygocki
Rashele L. Putra
Lori Rade
Linda Reed
John Shelly
Terry and Rocky Sherbine
Ty Simmon
Shari Simon
Sharon and Eugene
Steiner
Josette Stellers
Sara Stephens
Justin Sterling
Susan Stouffer
Maggie Stroder
Steve Sturdivent
Alexandra Sundali
Nicolene Swain
Cynthia Swanson
Alyson Swindley
Susan Taborboesch
Shelley Thomas
The Trader
Kim Laragan Uranga
Kristi Vandenberg
Larry Green
Sandy Hall
Leta and Creg Hansen
Michael Hansen
Lesley Hardy
Jessica Hart
Hillary Hayward
Laura Heather
Richard C. Henning
Torrey Hillinger
Karen and Richard
Hoffman
Terri Hunter
Edythe Inhoffer
Irving’s Red Hots
Ron Martinez
Michael Mattias
Joanne Mayhew
Lois and John McDonald
Julie McGaughey
Margaret McKee
Mex Labanita
Kathleen and Matt Morell
Amber and David Morgan
Hetty Morgan
Cathy and Len Morgan
Jane and John Murray
Aileen and Richard
Murray
Lisa and David Muscavage
Cherise and Steve
Retherford
Araene Rosenberg
Rugged Ride Fracking
Corinne and Richard
Rutkowski
RW Cattle
Vicky Kotiga-Salfeld
Kyl Samway
Mary Catherine Samway
Kyna Schrader
Jennifer and Larry
Schwartz
Cheri and Tom Shardlow
Eileen Shelly
Ryan Vennekolt
Meg and Erik Vorm
Jason Wheeldon
Mary and Mark Wilson
Nancy Winton
Wood River Mattress
Wood River Middle
School Students
Margot & Adrian Young
GUS rides at
Swiftsure because
he has a speech
delay and was
born missing a few
fingers on one hand.
“Riding at Swiftsure
allows him to learn
balance and to use
both of his hands.”
Randy Borcherding
Teresa Bosch
Bobbie Boyer
Kate Brittingham
Laurie Brooks
Gale Elkins
Lisa Emerick
Mandy Escobedo
Julia Escobedo
Meghan Faherty
Susie Lambert
Kirstie Lambert
Ann Leonardo
Leith Lickteig
Betty Lightner
JOY • LOVE • STRENGTH • COMPASSION •
DIESEL has autism.
“We are so proud
of him coming to
Swiftsure and we
look forward it every
Friday. It makes our
week, our day, our
month. We look
forward to it every
time, all the time.”
VOLUNTEERS
Maria Acosta
Brittney Aldrich
Lainey Anderson
Willow Anderson
Aurelie Bayer
Michelle Banducci
Janet Becht
Karen Bellon
Tim Bennett
Bodie Bennett
Cheryl Bennett
Payson Bennett
Leslie Benz
Sarah Berkowitz
Kate Berman
Jonathan Blacher
Kandice Blodgett
Hugh Blue
Sandy Bongard
Liz Brown
Vaelene Bryan
Elizabeth Bunce
Tamra Burden
Sindy Burke
Ashley Burr
Lauren Busdon
Angie Cameron
Mary Ellen Card
Dick Carrothers
Jeanne Carty
Sarah Carty
Bianca Ceja
Beth Chandler
Franny Cheston
Rachel Clark
Marc Corney
Erin Crawford
Mimi Crocker
Bobbie Dahl
Syd Darling
Haley Day
Lisa Day
Caroline Dayton
James Dean
Denise DeLisser
Don DeVore
Destry Duncan
Becky Duncan Elaine Durkheimer
Penny Eagan
Amy Federko
Nancy Ferries
Judy Ferries
Chris Flanigan
Sandra Flattery
John Flattery
Cally Galpin
Angela Gonzalez
Pam Goetz
Betty Grant
Judy Grigsby
Gloria Gunter
Lori Hansen
Mariya Haslam
Sarah Hayden
Lorna Hazelton
Steve Heidel
Mimi Henreid
Sue Henry
Bob Houston
Teresa Hukari
Angie James
Lindsey Jameson
Steve Jasso
Chrissy Johnson
Jill Johnson
Lynn Kaplan
Bruce Kaplan
Rick Koffey
Vicky Kotiga
Toby Lambert
Cathy Lind
Patti Lindberg
Nicole Lisk
Eric Lisk
Bob Lotz
Brienne Mabry
Harlee Manning
Stephanie Marquis
Robyn Marrelli
George Martin
Janet Mayfield
Sasha McCauley
John McDonald
Bronwyn McGary
Leah McIlhenny
Judy McLean
Hailey McMillan
Gabriele Meadows
Curtis Miller
Mary Mills
John Mills
JoDee Mills
Gay Miremont
Hetty Morgan
Jeanne Mowlds
David Nauman Christel Nicholson
Teri Niedrich
Amanda Norton
Nadia Novik
Louise Noyes
Esther Ochsman
Myrna Oliver
Robert Olson
Jack Oosting
Shannon Orr
Kristin Orr
Sylvia Osenga
Joel Otzoy
Aiyana Page
Mary Lou Panatopoulos
Jim Paisley
Eileen Parmentier
Kelly Patterson
Jon Peter
Trudy Peterson
Susan Phillips
Ken Pierce
Judy Pittman
Scott Porter
Bill Postlewait
Steve Powers
Andy Ruiz
Lupe Ruiz
Teresa Ruiz
Salvador Ruiz
Bailey Ryan
Miren duPont Sanchez
Lisa Scales
Doro Schinella
Jessica Schlueter
Jay Sfingi
Linda Sue Shelton
Devon Sherrerd
Helen Shim
Brittany Shipley
Lisa Sjoberg
Rosemary Sluder
Mia Smith
Brittney Snyder
Judy Sparks
Mary Speck
Katelyn Spradley
Lacie Thompson
Barbara Thrasher
Laura Todd
Susan Tryon
Danielle Versis
George Versis
Candy Walton
Kory Ward
Doris Weiler
Penny Weiss
Barb Wentzel
Kendra Wheeler
Gina Wolcott
Kristy Wood
Bryan Wood
Mary Jo Woods
Margi Woodward
Sue Woodyard
Angelica Zarrate
Moriah Price
Paul Prudden
Paige Rainear
Quincy Rainey
Lynn Ramm
Rob Rheinschild
Jasmine Rios
Stacy Rios
Kate Ristow
Lee Ritzau
Olivia Roche
Chris Rolf
Lois Rosen
Cathie Royston
Pete Stephenson
Gwen Stevens
Marie Stewart
Gail Stickney
Kyna Sturges
Andrea Stutz
Kurtis Stutz
Booga Sutton
Braden Swain
Nikki Swain
Kelsey Syms
Kevin Syms
Jeffra Syms Angie Telford
2013 COWBOY BALL
AUCTION DONORS
Barry Peterson Jewelers
Bellissimo
Beth Chiodo Therapy
Bigwood Bread
Bigwood Golf Course
Bing Olbum
Bird & Company
Brenda Powell
Brienne Mabry
Caitlyn Sfingi
Cava Cava Restaurant
Chappellet Vineyard
Chapter One Bookstore
Charlie’s Salon
Chip and Sandra Fisher
Christina Healy
Cindy Kirk Designs
CK’s Restaurant
Cornerstone Bar and Grill
Meg and Erik Vorm
Dashi
NEHEMIAH “Finds calm
and peace in riding.”
Janet DeBard
Java - Lisa and Todd
Rippo
Jay Sfingi
Jensen Stern
Jo Moncrieff
Jorunn Coe
Judith McQueen
Mystic Saddle Ranch
Nancy Liston
Pam Feld
Pam Goetz
Panache
Peggy and Parry Thomas
Penny and Richard Weiss
Perry’s Restaurant
Sue Bridgeman Florist
Sun Valley Aminal Center
Sun Valley Bridge
Sun Valley Company
Sun Valley Eyeworks
Sun Valley Film Festival
Sun Valley Opera
FRIENDSHIP • HAPPINESS • FUN • FREEDOM
Alex Woodard
American Revolution
Vodka
Anita Baker
Ann Leonardo
Anonymous
Armstrong-Root
Opticians
Backwoods Mountain
Sports
Barbara Thrasher and
Rick Koffey
SIDNEY has ADHD. “Coming to Swiftsure helps her with her
socializing skills.”
DaVinci’s Restaurant
Diana and Steve
Strandberg
Elephant’s Perch
Elizabeth and Jack Bunce
Elle Rose of Sun Valley
Enoteca Restaurant
Eric Huus, The Valley
Club
Erin Smith and Lennie
Barshack
Erin Zell & Don Shepler
Esther and Michael
Ochsman
Freestyle Salon
Galena Lodge
George Maurtua
Gina Knox and Rich Mull
Gina Knox and Rick Mull
Glass Cockpit Aviation
Globus Restaurant
Grill at Knob Hill
Holistic Veterinary
Services, Heather Mack,
DVM
Idaho Rocky Mountain
Ranch
In N Out Nails
Jack Sept
Jaime Sharp, PGA, The
Valley Club
Kathy’s Nails
Ketchum Grilll
Kevin Syms Photography
Kristin Orr
Kristy Johansen
Larry & Colleen
Gullickson
Leonetti Cellar
Leslie Benz
Leslie St Laurent, SKIN
Linda and Bill Potter
Liston Art Studios
Lizano Hair Design
Lucus Brick, The Valley
Club
LuminEssence Salon
Lynn and Tom Knudsen
Maggie Blair
Maison et Cadeaux
Marcia Hart
Mari McStay
Mary Ahern and John
Chlebowski
Maryanne and Gerry
Whitcomb
Meghan Faherty
Michel’s Christiania
Restaurant
Mitch and Gwynn August
Molly Peppo
Moss Garden Center
Pet Grooming by Debbie
Premier Cleaners
Primary Weapons Systems
Raspberry’s Restaurant
RBC Wealth Management
Brian King
Reinstein Ross
Rico’s Pizza & Pasta
River Sage Stables
Robin Leavitt and Terry
Friedlander
Rolling in Dough
Rosewood Resorts
Sawtooth Equine Service
Sawtooth Tack & Field
Scott Boettger, Wood
River Land Trust
SCOTTEVEST
Sfingi Group
Shannon Orr
Shanon Christensen
Sharon and Bill Shubin
Sheepskin Coat Factory
Silver Creek Outfitter
Simply Skin
Smokey Mountain
Pizzeria Grill
SPEAR Tactical - Vince
Baerschi
Sports Connection
Starbucks
Swept Away Professional
Chimney Sweep
Swiftsure Ranch
T’s & Temptations
Tartevin - Steve Theis
Tater Tots Children’s
Boutique
The A.C. Houston Lumber
Company
The Bigwood Bar & Grill
The Cellar Pub
The Kneadery
The Pioneer Saloon
The Valley Club
Tifney Stewart
Towne and Park Jewelry
Velocio
Vera Bradley
Vintage Restaurant
Webb Nursery
Weiser Classic Candy
Wildflower Boutique
Wood River Fine Arts,
Dave and Molly McGary
and Tom Bassett and
Sandy Gregorak
Zenergy Health Club
& Spa
Zou 75
S
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SURE RAN
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Therapeutic Equestrian Center
114 Calypso Lane
Bellevue, ID 83313
208-578-9111
info@swiftsureranch.org
www.swiftsureranch.org
FREE ... It is important for our mission and vision to continue
providing our services at no charge to our riders.