Cleaning out your tack room or closet? Donations are being taken for tack sales at Mane Stream and Riding with HEART, two organizations involved with therapeutic riding.
Riding with HEART’s fall tack sale Oct. 24-25 at 639 Route 513 in Pittstown will accept a variety of items for the horse, rider, barn or farm, English or Western.
Bring your donations to the farm from 10 a.m.-3 pm. Mondays-Fridays or Noon-3 p.m. Saturdays. Call (908) 735-5912 before you come to the farm to donate. Email tacksale@ridingwithheart.org to schedule a different drop-off time or a pickup for a big donation within an hour’s drive. All donations are tax deductible. Proceeds benefit Riding with HEART’s 501(c)(3) program and horses.
The sale will be socially distanced, and is going to be held rain or shine, except in extreme weather. Shopping hours are 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday Oct. 24 and Noon-3 p.m. Oct. 25, with most items half-price.
Mane Stream in Oldwick, a center for adaptive riding and therapy services, is seeking donations of new and gently used tack or horse related items for its fall tack sale Nov. 1 from 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Drop off unwanted bridles, saddles, blankets and tack boxes as well as out-grown boots, breeches, jackets and any horse related jewelry, models or knick-knacks.
Seven months into the pandemic, Mane Stream is only able to provide programs to a fraction of its regular participants. This means the facility’s earned income has been drastically reduced. Mane Stream needs support more than ever to ensure it survives the pandemic strong and able to serve all the children and adults with special needs who rely on its programs and horses.
All donations can be dropped off at the stable at 83 Old Turnpike Rd., Oldwick, during office hours. To make a donation or get the answers to your questions, contact Jen Dermody at jen@manestreamnj.org, 908-439-9636 or visit the website at www.ManeStreamNJ.org
Mane Stream is a 501c3 non-profit registered charitable organization whose mission is to improve the quality of life for individuals with physical, developmental, emotional and medical challenges through a diverse program of equine-assisted activities, therapy services and educational initiatives. Mane Stream is designated as a Premier Accredited Center of PATH, Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International, which provides education, accreditation and resources for the equine-assisted activities industry.