Connected Horse was recently featured in the East Bay Times, with a wonderful article written by Jane Tyska. She attended Connected Horse’s mini workshop at Five Star Equestrian center in Pleasanton.

Join Peggy Hoyt as she welcomes Nancy Schier-Anzelmo and Paula Hertel, founders of Connected Horse. Discover the profound emotional connection between humans and horses. Find out how Connected Horse uses equine therapy to support individuals with dementia and their care partners.

Connected Horse is excited to announce its second annual fundraising event, Lassos with Love on Saturday, September 7, 2024. Learn more at: https://connectedhorse.org/lassos-with-love/

Listen to the interview here.

Alzheimer’s Today published an article featuring Nancy’s nonprofit, Connected Horse.

A special thanks to Isabel Soloaga, the author of the article, for all her work advocating the healing power of horses.

Read the article here.

An exciting update about Nancy’s nonprofit, Connected Horse.

Nancy co-founded Connected Horse in 2015, a nonprofit devoted to equine guided assistive learning programs for older adults. 

Connected Horse provides equine-assisted workshops that inspire connection and engagement in the lives of all those impacted by a dementia diagnosis or neurocognitive disorders.

This generation likes purpose. They’re hard working. They are still working, many of them. And they don’t want to just sit around. This is a different group, so we have to have engaging programs that make them feel that they’re giving back, that they are useful to society, that they are making a difference.

Nancy Schier Anzelmo and Paula Hertel give us a behind-the-scenes look at the preparation and research it took to launch their nonprofit, Connected Horse. “We both own horses,” Hertel says. “We researched the benefits of equine-assisted activities in other populations and saw similarities in the needs of people living with dementia and their care partners.”