The “Heroes and Horses, Jewels & Jeans Gala” is NCEFT’s largest annual fundraiser. Barn Open House and pre-Gala festivities (mystery boxes and wine pull) will begin at 5:00pm. The event moves into full swing at 6:00 pm with a 3-course sitdown dinner and horse-mounted Color Guard traditions! Next up, is the live auction and a very special and lively Fund-A-Need. 

The Gala is a premier, much anticipated local event attended by 350+ people, making it an ideal place to showcase business leadership and lend financial support to a worthy cause.  For more information, please visit: https://nceft.org/2022gala/

Gala sponsors, underwriters, and donors will be featured in emails, social media campaigns, and website features, as well as in the Gala invitations, programs, and signage. In addition, Gala donors are recognized among Silicon Valley and Bay Area business and community leaders who actively network to promote meaningful causes and businesses they care about and support.

Founded in 1971 and located in Woodside, California on the San Francisco Peninsula, NCEFT is internationally recognized as a pioneer and leader of equine-assisted programs. For over 50 years, NCEFT has tapped into the profound rehabilitative power of the human-horse relationship to facilitate healing to thousands of Bay Area children and adults (ages 2-85+) living with physical, cognitive, and neuromuscular disabilities, as well as mental health conditions/concerns. Typical patient diagnoses we treat include, but are not limited to, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, Down syndrome, autism, developmental delay, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, paralysis, stroke, genetic disorders, ADHD, and learning or language disabilities, PTSD, anxiety, depression, social isolation, grief, and loss.

Horses are at the heart of NCEFT’s programming. Programs include Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapy (incorporating a horse’s dynamic movement into the patient’s treatment plan, known as hippotherapy), Adaptive Riding (recreational horseback riding and horsemanship lessons adapted for an individual’s ability), Horsemanship Academy (ground-based horsemanship skills and education), Equine-Assisted Mental Health & Resilience Programs, Happy Trails Summer Camp, Special Education School Program, Employment Skills Internship Program, Diversity Community Outreach Programs, and Veterans and First Responder Programs.