WKTV Staff
If you missed the opportunity to meet the “herd” at the Equine Assisted Development, well there is good news: the organizations annual fundraiser Boots & Bling will be Saturday, Sept. 15.
This event, which is $25 per person before Aug. 15 and $30 per person at the door, gives area residents the opportunity to meet the horses that are changing peoples lives.
Found in 2009, Equine Assisted Development or EAD. the organization uses non-riding horses to help people— especially children — grow and heal from damaged and warped views of themselves.
Since moving to the Kentwood area, the EAD has seen its footprint expand in the city, partnering with the Kentwood Public Schools’ after school program ARCH, bringing the horse experience to English-language learner students as well as continuing to work with foster and adopted children and the Manasseh Project, a safe house for human trafficked victims ages 12-17.
Check out this fist-hand account of the EAD’s process.
A couple of years ago. EAD moved on to the old Tassell Ranch property at 3224 32nd St. in Kentwood. The ranch once housed exotic animals that roamed the property.
The Sept. 15 event will include hor d’oeuvres, a silent auction and entertainment.
For more about the event, visit eadgl.org or call 616-318-4919.
