Bridging Unicorns
Who We are
Bridging Unicorns is a nonprofit horse rescue and horse-human healing and development organization.
Our Mission
We rescue and rehabilitate horses from the slaughter pipeline, facilitate individual and group programming that supports human-horse healing and development alongside rescued horses, and raise awareness around the inhumane horse slaughter industry.
How we do this
We do this through individual rescues of wild and domestic horses from the slaughter pipeline, the funding of rescue projects, and building education and awareness in local and nonlocal communities. We rehabilitate these horses in a symbiotic relationship with the community through individual and group programs that promote horse-human healing with a focus on the areas of youth leadership, grief and hospice work, and the arts.
We are fully funded by donations and sponsorships.
Your support, no matter the size, makes a great difference.
Origin Story
It all started with ocean, delray, & a vision…
Core Components
Rescue & Rehabilitation
We rescue horses from auction, kill lots, and slaughter and neglect in Colorado and beyond. We give them the love and nurture beings deserve, rehabilitate them medically and socio-emotionally, and help them to trust in people again. Some horses stay with the Bridging Unicorns herd and participate in our horse-human healing and development programs and others go on to their permanent and loving adoptive homes.
Youth Leadership Development
We offer youth volunteer opportunities as well as train teen facilitators in essential practices of equine facilitated leadership work, empowering our teens in their personal leadership and supporting them in passing the magic on to other youth. Bridging Unicorns also funds scholarships for equine facilitated youth leadership sessions with partner EquusLibere, which empower and mentor teens and young leaders through coaching and development work with horses.
Grief & Hospice Care
In partnership with nonprofit hospice TRU Community Care and grief support organization, Heartlight Center, we offer group grief and loss support programs for hospice patients, their families, and anyone experience grief and loss. Horses are powerful therapeutic partners and guides in the grief and loss process. Through the process of working in a group in partnership with horses, group sessions support participants in healing and cultivating awareness of our mental, emotional, somatic, and spiritual responses to loss and the grieving process.
The Arts
The arts are at the heart of Bridging Unicorn’s programs and ethos. We use live music performance as a core vehicle to raise awareness around the Bridging Unicorns message and core initiatives. Creative expression is a cornerstone of Bridging Unicorns programs, and group work with the horses often incorporates painting, writing, music, and other forms of creative expression and play alongside our rescue herd.
Support
Donate
Donate (and share!) via our GOFUNDME.
As we rescue and rehabilitate our newest herd members, this is the most impactful way to support.
Participate
Attend upcoming group programs in Longmont and Erie, Colorado. See our upcoming events below for details.
Volunteer
From horse care to administrative and fundraising functions, join our passionate, committed volunteer team. Please contact us to learn more.
How Your Donations Support
$12,000 Covers a Rescue (Plus Emergency Medical Fund) for 1 Year
$6,000 Covers a Rescue (Plus Emergency Medical Fund) for 6 Months
$1000 ‘Bails’ a Slaughter-Bound Horse from Auction or Feedlot
$800 Funds 4 Weeks of Grief & Hospice Care Programs
$500 Funds Youth Development Sessions for a Month
Donations of all sizes contribute to equine rescue and rehabilitation, youth programs, grief/hospice care programs, and operational expenses.
Our Programs are free of charge and by donation only, making them accessible to the broader community regardless of socio-economic status.
Every amount, no matter how small or large, makes a huge difference.
We are in process to receive 501c-3 status, allowing all donations to be tax deductible.
2022-2023 Milestones and Operating Expenses
Horse Rescue and Rehabilitation
Rescue #1 - Elder Care - 18/yo with High Medical Needs - Rescued April 2022
Feed Lot ‘Bail’ and 1 Year Total Expenses - $14,500Rescue #2 -Youth Care - 1-2 year Old Slaughter Bound Baby - Winter/Spring 2023
Auction "Bail’ and 12 Month Total Expenses - $10,000Rescue #3 - TBD at Auction - 2023
Auction "Bail’ and 1 Year Total Expenses - $12,000
*Rescues remain a part of the Bridging Unicorns herd or are re-homed to their forever homes based on personality and individual need.
Administrative Functions, Fundraising, and Nonprofit Status Incorporation = $5000
Total = $41,500
Upcoming Events
May 14 & 28 & Summer DatES TBD - Longmont, CO
Summer 2022
Youth Leadership & Mindful Connection with Horses Workshop Series
July 10 = 2-7 PM - Boulder, CO
Bridging Unicorns Kickoff Party -
Dance, Live Music, & Fun!
Summer 2022
Writing, Mindfulness, & Magic with Horses Workshop
See Us in Action
About the Founder
Bridgit Wald is the founder of Bridging Unicorns and its partner, EquusLibere. Horses were and are a central part of her personal healing and development journey, and she is passionate about sharing rescue, rehabilitation, and community horse-human healing and development work with others. Bridgit brings training and certification in equine facilitated learning, youth leadership, chaplaincy, mindfulness, and other areas central to Bridging Unicorns programming. Beyond Bridging Unicorns she is passionate about her work in coaching and organizational development consulting in corporate sectors, making music and art, and her many four-legged furry friends. You can learn more about Bridgit here.
“Bridging Unicorns was born out of questions around — what is presence, service, and practical compassion in the face of deep suffering in the world, and especially amidst gross neglect and abuse propagated by systems we co-create.
My wish is that this project, through those it touches, helps to liberate - through relationship - that within each one of us which is awake to our hearts, our empathy, and our unique purpose.
May one horse and these humble beginnings ripple outwards, in tangible and intangible ways, and contribute to a wider movement of healing. ”
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