08/30/2026
Yesterday was one of those days that reminded us just how incredibly blessed Dream a Dream truly is. 🩷🐴
We gathered for our Volunteer Appreciation Lunch — a day dedicated to celebrating some of the amazing people who give their time, their energy, their talents, and most of all, their hearts to Dream a Dream.
There is simply no Dream a Dream without our volunteers.
They are the hands that help care for our herd, the encouraging voices beside our riders, the extra set of eyes and hands when things get busy, the people who show up when something needs to be done, and the hearts that love this little place and its mission right alongside us. Some have been with us for years, some are newer to our Dream a Dream family, but every single one leaves their own special hoofprint here. 🐴🩷
Yesterday was our opportunity to stop for just a little while and celebrate THEM. To sit together, laugh, visit, share a meal, and simply enjoy being together without a lesson to prepare for, a horse to tack, a stall to clean, or another item on the never-ending farm to-do list! 😂🐴
And this beautiful afternoon would not have happened without two very special ladies — Tami and Ashleigh. 🩷
These two took care of EVERYTHING. The food, drinks, decorations, setup, all the thoughtful little details — right down to Ashleigh’s absolutely adorable keychains for everyone. They poured so much love into making the day special, and it showed everywhere you looked.
Tami and Ashleigh, thank you for loving Dream a Dream and our volunteers so beautifully. Thank you for all the things you do that everyone sees and the countless things you quietly do behind the scenes. There are days when I truly wonder where Dream a Dream — and I — would be without you two, and I’m very thankful I don’t have to find out. 🩷
Michael and I may have started Dream a Dream many years ago, but it has never belonged to just us. It has grown through the hands and hearts of people who believed in the dream enough to make it part of their own.
To every volunteer who has walked through our gates, loved our herd, encouraged a participant, picked up a shovel, carried a bucket, swept a barn aisle, helped at an event, worked behind the scenes, or simply said, “What can I do?” — THANK YOU.
You are part of every smile.
Every accomplishment.
Every moment of connection.
Every life touched.
Every hoofbeat. 🩷🐴
We hope yesterday made even a small dent in showing you just how deeply you are appreciated.
We love our Dream a Dream family beyond words. Thank you for helping us continue to provide love, hope, and healing and to change lives… one hoofbeat at a time. 🩷🐴🩷