Our Programs are made possible through the generosity of our Volunteers and financial gifts from our community and sponsors. Please Consider donating today!
It is with a heavy heart that as of June 30, 2025 we will be doing a temporary closure to relocate and rebuild our programs at a different location to be announced at a later date. We need time to get our relocation built up all of our tack and equipment and some of our current herd and potential new herd horses moved to our new facilities. We will also need time to get some new staff and volunteers trained and certified. Please bear with us during this time as this transition has been difficult.
In the meantime we need your help. The communities help . We need donations to keep us going and getting the new facilities up to par as well as keep some of our Horses fed and safe and vetted and farrier care until we can get everything operational and functioning smoothly again
You can donate here on Facebook OR you can visit our website at
www.abrokenspurwv.org
We apologize for this and we are working dilligently to get everything going again
Please note that we are a 501c3 nonprofit charitable organization so any donations made will be tax deductible.
In the event we are unable to get things functional again if we receive any donations to help us in our relocation and rebuild and aren't able to complete the transition we will follow the rules and regulations of donating any and all monetary or equipment to another 501c3 nonprofit charitable organization, but we want to attempt this relocation so that our local community can benefit from our equine assisted services and Therapeutic horsemanship programs
Thank you so much for your continued support!!!
Mission
To empower, enhance, promote and inspire healing to individuals with disabilities and individuals with special needs whether physical, cognitive, social, emotional, or psychological. Additionally, we serve able bodied individuals, troubled youth and Veterans. We provide community based equine assisted services to create more active, healthy, fulfilling physical and mental well-being. We also strive to create bonds and connections between horses and humans and to build self-confidence through compassion, with mounted and unmounted Therapeutic Horsemanship programs one stride at a time.
Vision: To inspire the community and create connections using the transformational power of horses and their compassion to encourage individuals to reach their full self-awareness and live life positively with great success, dedication and commitment.
Values: Connect with Community and People Serve with Compassion and Purpose Healing with Horses Partnership and Inspire with Professionalism, Gratitude, Loyalty and Respect
A Broken Spur Riding Academy is a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit organization and PATH Intl Member Center Specializing in Equine Assisted Services including Therapeutic Horsemanship to Individuals with Disabilities, Veterans and Able bodied individuals
Why choose ABS?
Community Engagement:
We are focused and dedicated to servicing our community, fulfilling connections, and providing a space where all horse enthusiasts and newcomers come together to learn, ride, grow and heal, gain self confidence and feel the compassion a horse has to offer.
Experienced Leadership/PATH International Certified Instructors:
Our team of dedicated professionals including PATH (Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship) International Certified Therapeutic Instructors who have been recently accredited by the NCCA (National Commission for Certifying Agency). All of our team members have years of experience in horsemanship and equine assisted services including traditional and therapeutic horsemanship, ensuring that you receive the best guidance and support on your equine journey.
Unparalleled Connections and Bonds with Horses:
We create a relationship with our horses because they are not merely and simply just animals to us. Here at ABS horses are our teachers, our friends, our partners and sometimes our communicators when we cannot communicate for ourselves, they are our mirrors of what we expect of ourselves, and most assuredly, our loyal companions. Through our programs, events, and lessons and experiences you will discover the profound connections that can be forged between horses and humans.
Great Motivators
The horse is a great motivator. Horses bond with participants in ways that appear to be mystical, and soothing to humans. Equine assisted services, therapeutic horsemanship programs offers a wide range of benefits impacting physical health, mental well-being, and social development. Equine assisted activities and therapies can aid in healing, improving coordination and balance, and muscle strength all while boosting self confidence, reducing stress, and fostering social interactions. Additionally, they can teach patience, self discipline and responsibility.
Helping Many
Equine Assisted Services addresses a variety of physical, emotional, educational, and human development needs.
We invite you to explore our website by the drop down menus at the top of our page. Whether visiting us from a computer or a mobile device for the first time or rejoining us for updates, on our page you will find a wealth of resources, programs, events and opportunities to embark on your equine journey for any avid horse lover. Whether you have lots of experience with horses or merely only gotten to look at them and are ready to step into the barn to learn we welcome you with open hearts and soothing hoof beats.
116 Carl Vest Rd PO Box 1488 Beaver, WV 25813 304-677-5834
A Broken Spur Riding Academy
