STEPS WITH HORSES

STEPS With Horses (operating as S.T.E.P.S. With Horses) is a Fort Worth, Texas-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers equine-assisted counseling, psychotherapy, therapeutic horsemanship, and wellness programming focused on veterans, at-risk youth, children, adolescents, and other community members with mental health needs. The organization’s programming combines clinical mental-health assessment and evidence-informed protocols with guided, horse-focused activities delivered by licensed clinicians and trained staff. The organization’s EIN (81-5367560) matches public nonprofit filings and organizational profiles; STEPS maintains an active web presence, current Form 990 filings, and ongoing community outreach. In the last 2–3 years STEPS has continued to expand visibility and program activity — including local media features in 2024–2025 and continued delivery of grant-funded services for military families and youth with disabilities — while reporting multi-year program and revenue growth on recent public filings. STEPS reports substantial cumulative service delivery (thousands of equine-assisted counseling sessions) and client-level outcome data showing high rates of reported improvement in targeted populations; the program also maintains a waitlist and financial assistance mechanisms to serve lower-income clients and veterans.