How far would you go to heal someone you love? In 2007, the Issaacson Family took their five year old autistic son Rowan on a journey across Mongolia, traveling on horseback from traditional healer to traditional healer – which resulted in the 2009 bestselling book and PBS documentary of the same …
Continue reading “Join Us for Movie Night in Half Moon Bay on Friday, October 04, 2013”
Autism Family Adventure Camp 2013 is behind us. There are still dishes to be washed and tents to fold, and the poison oak rashes will continue to rise for a few days. But our hearts are full of gratitude. I can only speak for myself, to say that there was more magic in this gathering …
Continue reading “A Personal Post of Gratitude from Joell Dunlap”
**UPDATE** We’ve Broken Ground on The New Square Peg Camp Spot! Thanks to you, we have started the work and the campground is being built as we speak. But we still need to raise $4,150 Please help us keep up the momentum! (click here to contribute) Thanks to you, we have started the work and …
by Deborah Lynn Rod ATHERTON, CA Sounds of thundering hoofbeats, clinking wine glasses and laughter harmonized on the polo field at the Menlo Circus Club in Atherton, Calif. on Saturday, May 4th. Roughly 250 people showed up in decadent hats and their spring best to support the Square Peg Foundation at their annual Kentucky Derby …
What: Square Peg Foundation’s Fashion, Fun and Food Extravaganza! A celebration of spring and of equestrian athleticism. Watch the opening matches of the Menlo Polo Club’s 2013 season, browse the auction, meet the Fashinistas from Wilkes Bashford, sample the brews from the Half Moon Bay Brewing Company and watch the televised Kentucky Derby with us …
Change is in the air they say. We’re told that Mercury just slipped into retrograde – not that we have any idea what that means. What we DO know is that, after months of negotiation, stealth planning, fundraising and dreaming, Square Peg will move to a new home starting TODAY through March 15, 2013. Before …
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Horses Helping Children with Autism For years Rupert and Rowan literally lived in the saddle together on a Quarter Horse mare called Betsy. The story of Rowan opening to the outside world through Betsy is told in the bestselling book and award winning film, both entitled “The Horse Boy“. Read this story about Horse Boy Method in …
Continue reading “Square Peg hosts Horse Boy Training with Rupert Isaacson Feb. 9 & 10, 2013”
Okay, I blew it. Our carefully planned 12 Days of Christmas campaign idea was to share cute stories of the horses and let our community know sweet things, large and small that they can do to help out the ranch. So far, we have received three blankets, bags of carrots, donations of funds and even …
Square Peg Foundation changes the lives of special needs and at risk children. Over the past year, over 120 children and their families struggling with autism, homelessness, ADHD, attachment and development disorders turned to Square Peg for help. With your support we can serve more children and their families, as they learn to ride and care …
Back from our first collaboration of horses, camping and surfing for autism families. Words can’t describe the experience. These photos, taken through the lens of one of the moms, tells the story of celebrating family, childhood, horses,tribe, nature and surfing. “We really achieved something quite extraordinary here. I haven’t seen so many cognitive and sensory …
Continue reading “It Takes a Village – Surf & Turf Camp, A Wonderful Success”
