OklahomaHorses Magazine September 2023

September / October 2023 • OklahomaHorses 29 Specializing in Horse Properties Covering Northeast Oklahoma Horse lovers are stable people. Lindsay Bippus Real Estate Broker / Owner (918) 706-3857 dreamwithlindsay.com full-sized horses. Those horses’ mission is so much bigger than I could have ever imagined. They are bringing this to the kids. We facilitate it, but the horses do the work.” The seven horses and one donkey in the program represent everything Nexus believes in — reducing the number of at- risk horses through education, outreach, and adoption. Even though Oklahoma is densely populated by horses, there are still many people who don’t interact with horses regularly or at all. “I’ve had horses my whole life, and so I know what a positive attribute they’ve been to me and how I’ve benefited from interacting with a horse,” Hoch said. “I want to allow people who otherwise wouldn’t get to see or meet a horse to have that opportunity. Horses can be life-changing.” With many lofty goals for the program itself, the most important for Hoch would be for it to spread nationwide. “This is the third or fourth time we’ve partnered with the police department for a program like this, and we plan to keep on growing it,” Hoch said. “We would love to see other departments replicate this program across the country. We want kids from all over to participate so they can learn something and walk away with an enlightened sense of accomplishment. It’s a cool thing to be able to provide our community.” For more information about Nexus Equine, visit https://nexusequine.org. Oklahoma Horses Subscribe for $27/year for 6 issues. Oklahoma Horses Magazine PO Box 14128, Tulsa, OK 74159-1128