Author Archives: Aggie Stroot
We Need Another Horse!!!
Our rider population is growing and we need to expand our equine staff by one more horse. Can you help us find the perfect partner? Mounted Eagles Therapeutic Horsemanship program, a 501©3 non-profit and PATH Accredited organization, based in Brainerd MN, is looking for a horse to add to our equine family. Mounted Eagles has […]
Barn Host/Greeter Needed
Would you like to help enrich the Mounted Eagles riders, caregivers and volunteers experience at the barn? Do you have a few hours a week you could give to our program? We are looking for a Barn Host/Greeter for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday lesson times. This could be YOU! Barn Host/Greeter – Position Description Responsibilities […]
“Expo”sing Ourselves!
Mounted Eagles participated in the Brainerd Lakes Home Show & Expo on March 25th & 26th. It was nice to see so many past and current riders enjoying the Expo. Great time visiting with exhibitors, new and old friends and community supporters! We look forward with making contact with all those who showed an interest […]
Bingo!
Join us the first Monday of every month at the Brainerd VFW for Bingo Night! Mounted Eagles will be the host of the Bingo games and receive a donation for our participation. Come on down and play the world’s most favorite game! BINGO!!!! Games begin at 6pm! Hope to see you there! Mahlum-Hanson VFW Post […]
2022 Volunteer Training Schedule
All Training Sessions will be held at Spirit Horse Center beginning at 6pm and lasting approximately 2 hours. Volunteers are required to attend a minimum of 3 of the 4 scheduled Quarterly Training Sessions. Volunteer yearly hours and attendance are recorded from Sept 1st thru August 31st. March 23, 2022, Barn Emergency & Mounting Block […]
Barn Emergency & Mounting Block Training
1st Quarter 2022 Volunteer Training was held on Wednesday, March 23rd. We had an awesome turnout where all 17 of our barn volunteers were present. It was a great training session. Susie presented proper mounting and dismounting from the block techniques and all volunteers had an opportunity to practice. Following the training in the arena, […]
Meet our Newest Equine Family Member
It is with great pleasure that Mounted Eagles welcomes our fourth horse into the program! Jay is a nineteen-year-old Registered Rocky Mountain breed gelding. Here’s a little bit about the breed: The Rocky Mountain Horse exhibits a natural ambling gait, called the single-foot, which replaces the trot seen in a majority of horse breeds. The extra footfalls provide additional smoothness […]
2021 Volunteers of the Year!
On Nov 5th, 2021, we celebrated our volunteers at the Annual Volunteer Appreciation and Awards Banquet. We are so blessed to have great dedicated volunteers who give of their time to help Mounted Eagles live out our Mission. Our volunteers donated over 3,000 hours to the program during 2021. The following awards were presented: Volunteer […]
Mandatory Volunteer Refresher Training Course
We have revised the Volunteer Manual and will be conducting mandatory refresher training. This will help you as a volunteer be more comfortable to fill in areas that you don’t normally do when we have missing people and to provide consistency for the horses and riders. We are striving to raise the level of professionalism within […]
Pie & Project
You are invited to join Mounted Eagles Therapeutic Horsemanship for a morning of delicious pie and creating a fun little table gnome to bring cheer to your home! December 11, 2021 Brainerd […]