October 1st – 31st
Connect. Create. #PassTheBraid.
HORSETOBER™ is the annual celebration of the horse-human connection, bringing the horse community together to share the many ways horses enrich our lives.
This October, share your connection with horses.
Create a braid. Tell your story. Pass it on.
Spend meaningful time with a horse. Ride. Walk. Groom. Observe. Sit together.
Connect in a way that feels meaningful for you and your horse.
The braid can be on your horse, on you, or something you create. Make it meaningful. Make it yours. Capture the moment in a photo or video.
Share on social media what your horse-human connection means to you.
Use #HORSETOBER + #PassTheBraid and nominate others along the way to help keep the braid moving.
Keep the celebration going all month long with new ways to connect, create, share, and win. Come back each week. Take the challenge. Keep the braid moving.
Challenges + prizes coming soon!
Different horses. Different people. Different stories.
One extraordinary connection.
The role of horses in our society has evolved, but the connection between horses and humans continues to bring meaning, wellbeing, purpose, joy, learning, community, and so much more.
By sharing our stories throughout October, we can make that connection visible and show how many lives horses touch and why they continue to hold an important place in our world today.
A braid brings individual strands together while each remains distinct. It represents the countless horses, people, relationships, and stories that make up the horse-human connection.
Your story is one strand. Together, we create the braid.
“Every story adds a strand to the braid we’re weaving together.”
Your braid can be on your horse, on you, something you create, or a meaningful symbol of a horse you love.
Let your horse’s comfort and choice guide how you participate.
Make it meaningful. Make it yours. Then share it.
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HORSETOBER™ is made possible through the generous support of organizations that believe in the importance of the horse-human connection.
Organizations from across the equine community are coming together to celebrate the horse-human connection and make its impact in our lives more visible.
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