“There’s something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man.”

Winston Churchill

About Horsepowered Healing

Horsepowered Healing, a 501(c)(3), non-profit, was created because of our passionate belief and experience that horses provide healing for our mind, body, and soul which is purposeful and powerful. Our Warriors and Defenders struggling with the visible and invisible scars of war and other life traumas and challenges are helped by our equine trauma-informed programs. We strive to help our clients transform their lives through the “power of the horse” by emphasizing re-connection with self and others through the beauty and serenity of nature, formation of healthy partnerships with horses, acquisition of new skills and interests, and the discovery of needed life changes.

The programs and services of Horsepowered Healing take place on a 40-acre private farm in Blythewood, South Carolina known as Hoofprint Meadows. Conveniently located, yet still retaining a country feel, the farm provides ample space and privacy. Amenities on the farm include a large covered arena with lights, mounting ramp, accessible guest cabin lounge, sensory trail, horse challenge course, a small pond, bonfire pit, a pond picnic area, and wooded walking/riding trails. Horsepowered Healing is designated as a Military Service Program by the Equine-Assisted Growth and Learning Association (EAGALA), a distinction which ensures the treatment team is highly experienced and trained to work with our Warriors. We are honored to serve all branches of the military as well as our first responder communities by providing low or no-cost services covered through sponsorship, grants, and donations.

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Our Story

The Horsespowered Healing story begins in 1973 with the childhood encounter of William Rew and Christy Jackson who first met as military dependent children when each of their fathers were stationed at Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City, Louisiana. Three years later, now teenagers, Bill and Christy met up again in Colorado Springs. Christy’s father was transferred to the Air Force Academy in 1976, where Bill was attending college. This time their relationship progressed until the couple eventually wed in 1980 and merged their lives as Bill’s thirty-four year Air Force career ensued. Collectively moving over 60 times throughout their lives in the military, the couple is happy to call Blythewood, South Carolina their last duty station.

Though it has been over forty years since their first chance meeting, the couple continues to serve the military in their post-Air Force lives: Bill as an independent consultant for the defense industry, and Christy as the business owner and Director of Hoofprint Meadows Therapy, LLC a local business proving equine-assisted services to adults and children of all ages. Through Horsepowered Healing, their non-profit organization, Bill and Christy are able to give back to their military community of which they have always been a part. Focusing exclusively on the delivery of equine-assisted services and utilizing each of their unique skill sets, Bill and Christy support our local heroes with compassion, strength, and understanding through their non-profit organization, Horsepowered Healing. Aided by their herd of horses, and supported by friends, family, volunteers, and business leaders, Horsepowered Healing is dedicated to healing trauma wounds in the Midlands.

Our Founder

Christy’s passion for horses dates back to her preteen years when she first experienced the special bond possible between a young girl and a horse. As an equine specialist she holds certification through Path International as a Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor, CTRI. Christy is also an Equine Professional in mental health and learning; certified through Eagala, as a Military Designated provider, and Path International as an Equine Specialist (ESMHL). Additionally, she holds the prestigious title of Hippotherapy Clinical Specialist (HPCS) and is Natural Lifemanship trained. During her long career as a Speech-Language Pathologist, Christy worked primarily in hospitals and rehabilitation centers, becoming well versed in serving those with neurologic conditions, strokes, and traumatic brain injury (TBI). For over nine years, she has partnered with a licensed professional counselor (LPC), providing services to our military service members and first responders with Post Traumatic Stress (PTS) and Military Sexual Trauma (MST). She holds Master’s Degrees in Special Education and Speech-Language Pathology.

Our Team

Our Horsepowered Healing Team consists of our well-rounded horse herd of six full-sized horses, one of which is a Mustang, two miniature horses, our dedicated volunteers, and our Treatment Leadership team.

Not to be overlooked are the donors with their enthusiastic support and generous giving, which allows our programs to help so many!

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Our Healing Home

Welcome to Hoofprint Meadows farm, located in Blythewood, South Carolina, and home to Horsepowered Healing. Since 2014 Hoofprint Meadows Therapy, LLC, has served the community with a full range of equine-assisted services. The addition of Horsepowered Healing in 2021, a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization, has expanded our outreach. Grant and generous donor funding has enabled us to provide no and low cost equine-based services for trauma survivors, including our military members and those from our first responder communities.

Amid gently rolling hills and pastures, wooded trails, a small pond, round-pen, and large covered arena, our clients encounter horses, nature, others, and themselves. This idyllic, healing, and stress-relieving environment, enables our Heroes and their loved ones to make deep and profound connections, which are often transformative. All Horsepowered Healing participants can be assured of privacy, safety, and serenity when they enter the gates of Hoofprint Meadows.