Below are items that will benefit the ranch. You may also send a monetary donation for one or more of the items listed below. Just designate on your check or online donation what item(s) you would like us to purchase with it.
Equine
- Carrots
- Apples
- Grass hay: contact info@hoperides.org
- Equine Senior and Ration Balancer
- Gift certificate for a local feed/hardware store (Home Depot, Lowes, Mayer Lumber, Menards, Fleet Farm, Tractor Supply and UFC.)
- Foam bounce pads
- Side pull bridle
- Vet wrap
- *HayChix Slow feed Hay Net (add link)
Gifts for Children
- Riding boots
- Donate $15 to give a child a Hope Rides a t-shirt or hat.
- Kid-sized lariats
- Kid-sized cowboy hats
Food & Snacks
- Individually packaged fruit juice drinks
- Individually packaged nuts
- Natural fruit leather
- String cheese
- Individually packaged fruit snacks
- Individually packaged crackers
- Individually packaged dried fruit
- Individually packaged energy bars
Office Supplies
- Gift certificate to office supply stores (Staples and OfficeMax)
- Decorations and crafts
Miscellaneous
- Birdseed
- Yarn, croquet hooks and knitting needles
- Old wool shirts for recycled hats, mittens and scarves
- Old denim for jean repair and crafts
- Old sweaters for recycled hats, mittens and scarves
- Craft fabric
- Wide mouth jars, pint and quart for canning with kids
Farm Equipment
- Bobcat for farm chores
- Round Bale Equipment
- Round Bale Plastic Hay Ring (add link to a photo)
- Generator
- Power Washer
- Arena Watering Attachment
- Free Standing Barn Fan – Large
- Automatic Watering Devices for Horse Pastures
Landscape
- Wood chips
- Sand and Ag Lime for arena footings
- Topsoil
- Gift certificates to Mustard Seed and Home Depot for shrubs, Trees, flowering and vegetable plants.
Tools
- Plastic manure forks
- Work gloves for children and adults
Kid’s Building Projects
- Easy-to-assemble building kits
- Easy-to-assemble bird houses
- Easy-to-assemble toy plane kits
- Model kits
- Wooden stool or table kits
Toys for Sessions with Kids
- Various sized plastic traffic cones
- Approx 3″ diameter rubber or foam rings
- Large magnetic dart board & darts
- Foam balls of all sizes
- Aqua Zooka – Water Guns
- Large easel
- Large paper pad
- Hula Hoops
- Giant exercise balls (approx 24″+)
- Large plastic bowling pins
- Water Wars System