Champlain Adaptive Mounted Program - Champ

05/25/2026

This Memorial Day, we pause with gratitude and respect.

Honoring and remembering the brave men and women who gave everything for our freedom.

From all of us at Champlain Adaptive Mounted Program, we are grateful for their service and hold their memory close.

Wishing everyone a meaningful Memorial Day.

www.vtchamp.org

05/14/2026

🐴💚 Seven Days Daysies Update 🐴💚

Well… we did not make it into the final voting round for the Seven Days Daysies Award for Best Nonprofit.

Bummer.

Thank you to everyone who took the time to nominate CHAMP and cheer us on. We’re so grateful for this community and for all the support you show our riders, volunteers, and amazing therapy horses.

Thank you for being in our corner. We truly appreciate it.

😄And yes… Leo is taking the news surprisingly well. 😄

www.vtchamp.org

05/11/2026

💚 GRATITUDE MONDAY 💚
Yesterday, CHAMP celebrated something very special… Lena’s retirement. 🐴✨

For so many years, this beautiful, kind, endlessly patient girl has quietly changed lives one ride at a time. Her gentle soul, soft eyes, and steady presence have brought comfort, confidence, and joy to countless riders and families.

At 29 years old yesterday (that’s roughly 80+ in human years 💚), Lena has more than earned a well-deserved retirement filled with love, naps, snacks, and admiration from everyone who adores her.

💕🐴 The best part?
Lena isn’t going anywhere. She will continue to live at CHAMP as our beloved “Professor Emerita” of kindness, patience, and unconditional love.

We are deeply grateful to her owner, Janice Russotti, for sharing Lena with CHAMP for so many years. What a gift she has been to this program and to all of us lucky enough to know her.

✨Changing lives one ride at a time. ✨

www.vtchamp.org

05/10/2026

🌷❤️ HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY 🌷❤️️

CHAMP is filled with amazing moms and women who love like moms…

You are the cheerleaders, advocates, drivers, huggers, helmet-fixers, and “you can do this” whisperers… 💚

Thank you for all that you do.

The love and encouragement you bring to CHAMP changes lives every single day. 🐴✨


www.vtchamp.org

05/03/2026

MAY 3 — FINAL PUSH
⏳⏰ ⏳ Last day to nominate CHAMP for Best Nonprofit in the
Seven Days Daysies Awards.⏳⏰ ⏳

Nominations close today…May 3rd.

Nominating CHAMP…
Takes less than a minute.

Tap the Nominate Link: → http://ballot.sevendaysvt.com/services/best-nonprofit-organization
Enter your email →
Check your inbox →
Enter the code →
Type Champlain Adaptive Mounted Program →
Tap Nominate

That’s it.
💚 Free
💚 Helps CHAMP reach the top nominees
💚 Winner receives $10,000

❤️Thank you to all that already nominated us. You're the best.❤️

CHAMP Not flashy.
Just work that matters
Serving Vermonters with disabilities for 39 years strong.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

05/02/2026

🏇🌹✨KENTUCKY DERBY & CHAMP🏇🌹✨
Different kind of champions.

While the world watches the fastest horses run at the Kentucky Derby…
…we’re thinking about the gentlest ones.

At CHAMP, there are no starting gates.
No finish lines.
⏱️ No two-minute clock.
✨ Just quiet moments that change everything.
🌹 Our therapy horses won’t wear roses today.

But they show up, every single day, with something even more powerful:
Steadiness.
Kindness.
Trust.

And in their own quiet way… they change lives.

Because the most meaningful victories
don’t happen in two minutes.
They happen one ride at a time.

www.vtchamp.org

05/01/2026

i💚Last day to nominate CHAMP for Best Nonprofit in the
Seven Days Daysies Awards is Sunday, May 3, 2026.

❤️ Thank you to everyone who has already nominated CHAMP. ❤️

Nominating CHAMP…
Takes less than a minute.

Tap this link: http://ballot.sevendaysvt.com/services/best-nonprofit-organization
Enter your email →
Check your inbox →
Enter the code →
Type Champlain Adaptive Mounted Program →
Tap Nominate

That’s it!
💚 Free
💚 Helps CHAMP reach the top nominees
💚 Winner receives $10,000

The top nominees move on to a final voting round.

Since 1987, CHAMP has provided adaptive riding and equine-assisted services for people with disabilities.

Quiet work.
Meaningful impact.
Changing lives one ride at a time.

THANK YOUR SUPPORT.

04/27/2026

💚 GRATITUDE MONDAY 💚
☺️ Last week gave us plenty to smile about.

🌱 First week of spring session
Riders… showing up with determination and that spark we wish we could bottle

🌼 National Volunteer Week
Volunteers… calming, cheering, adjusting helmets
(and yes… absolutely fueled by Snowflake Chocolates for Volunteer Week)

🤝Caregivers & families… the steady support behind every ride

🐴 Horses… very clearly thinking,
“oh good… my people are back.”

Meanwhile… outside…
🌿 Temps are rising (finally)
🌳 Trees are waking up
☀️ Spirit has claimed his sunbathing spot

✨ Horse. Healing. Happiness!

www.vtchamp.org

04/26/2026

🐴💚 HELP CHAMP WIN $10,000. 🐴💚
Please take a minute to nominate CHAMP for Best Nonprofit in the
Seven Days Daysies Awards.
Deadline to nominate-May 3, 2026.

❤️ Thank you to everyone who has already nominated CHAMP. ❤️

The top nominees move on to a final voting round.
The winner receives $10,000.

CHAMP stands out as a unique and longstanding (39 years!) provider of adaptive riding and equine-assisted services for people with disabilities.

Quiet work.
Meaningful impact.
Changing lives one ride at a time.

Nominate here:
http://ballot.sevendaysvt.com/services/best-nonprofit-organization

Takes less than a minute.
Real impact.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

04/21/2026

🐴💚 Please take a minute to nominate CHAMP for Best Nonprofit in the
Seven Days Daysies Awards.

The top nominees move on to a final voting round.
💚 The winner receives $10,000.

For 39 years, CHAMP has been serving Vermonters with disabilities through adaptive riding and equine-assisted services.

Not flashy.
Just steady work… changing lives one ride at a time.

Strength.
Calm.
Confidence.

Nominate here:
http://ballot.sevendaysvt.com/services/best-nonprofit-organization

Takes less than a minute.
Real impact.

Nominate your favorite Vermont businesses, people and places April 15-May 3, 2026.