100 Horsemen Grant 2025
Congratulations to our 2025 100 Horsemen Grant Winners!
Otra Mas
Shea Center for Therapeutic Riding
Surf & Turf Therapy
The History of 100 Horsemen
The San Juan Capistrano Equestrian "100 Horsemen Grants" have supported local projects that feature horses as a central element.
This year, the San Juan Capistrano Equestrian Coalition is donating $10,000 in restricted grants to local nonprofits that incorporate horses into their summer camps and after-school programs for children who lack the financial means to interact with horses.
Restricted Grants
On May 31st, 2025, grants of $3,000 each will be awarded to the Shea Center, Surf and Turf Therapy, Otra Mas, and $1000 to Connecting Compton Ranch Camp. These funds will help cover the costs of providing access to equine programs for underprivileged children. We encourage the community to come together to match or contribute additional funds, which will be distributed equally among the recipients.
About the 2025 Hundred Horsemen Grant Recipients
Otra Mas
Otra Mas provides shelter, rehabilitation, and training for serviceably sound horses. The Otra Mas Equine Therapy Program focuses on relationship skills. The program teaches valuable life skills that can be put into immediate use. The pillars of Otra Mas’s programs are Mindfulness, Connection, Communication, and Leadership. Relational skill-building therapy helps their clients learn self-awareness, experience profound connection, emotional regulation, effective communication, and healthy boundaries within relationships.
The Shea Center for Therapeutic Riding
The Shea Center provides equine assisted services, including physical, occupational, and speech therapies, adaptive riding, mental health care, team building, and personal development. Located in a state-of-the-art facility in San Juan Capistrano, the Center serves over 1,400 participants annually with the help of 28 horses and 700+ volunteers. The Shea Center offers specialized programs addressing more than eighty-five disabilities and provides financial aid to support clients. Accredited at the highest level by PATH Intl., it is recognized globally for its excellence in equine assisted therapy and training.
Surf & Turf Therapy
Surf & Turf Therapy provides therapy services targeting traditional, functional goals using non-traditional approaches, including surfing, horseback riding and community-based activities. These unique approaches offer unparalleled opportunities to address deficits in strength, stability, body awareness, coordination, safety awareness, tone management, flexibility, attention, and sensory integration. The focus of treatment is to improve daily life skills, such as walking, postural alignment, talking, and writing, rather than simply teaching individuals how to surf or ride. Family and friends are invited to join in treatment sessions, with therapy emphasizing functional, fun, and inclusion-based treatment approaches.
Connecting Compton
Connecting Compton is a community-driven organization based in Compton, California. Their main programming site is located in Richland Farms, a 10-block neighborhood within Compton’s city limits, which holds significant cultural value. This community nurtures their Mexican-American heritage and agricultural traditions. The organization’s team has deep roots in the area, which is integral to their past, present, and future. Let’s help them create the Compton Multi-Cultural Equestrian Center and expand the Richland Farms promise.
Make a donation
Interested in making a difference? Donate $100 or more to help provide the emotional support and structure that horse programs offer.