Where Hope Is Set Free
Hope Unbridled offers hope, healing, and trust through meaningful connection with horses.
Our Services
$50
Recreational lessons are geared toward beginner students who desire to have exposure to basic horsemanship and horse care.
$50
Assisted service lessons are provided for participants desiring to improve their emotional, physical, or educational development. The lessons are personalized to fit the student’s specific needs and goals.
$75
Camps are hosted throughout the year for various ages and abilities. These day camps are structured to provide education, hands on activities, and a place of hope and healing.
Events refer to fundraisers, birthday parties, catered events, and a variety of educational opportunities .
Book a Free Visit and Consultation
Hope Unbridled inspires hope, healing, and trust through engaging horsemanship lessons designed for beginner riders and children with emotional, physical, and learning disabilities. Our lessons focus on teaching students how to care for, connect, and safely work around horses.
About Hope Unbridled
Hope Unbridled offers hope, healing, and trust through meaningful connection with horses.
We inspire hope, healing, and trust through engaging horsemanship lessons designed for beginner riders and children with emotional, physical, and learning disabilities. Our lessons focus on teaching students how to care for, connect, and safely work around horses.
Our goal is to adapt lessons to each participant’s unique needs, enabling hope, healing, and trust through their experience and connection with horses.
Meet the Equines
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Thabo
Thabo is a pony. Reaching 64” to his withers. He is great for small skilled riders. Even though he is small, he has a big personality and lots of curiosity!
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Themba
Themba is an equine in training. He has lots of speed but a sweet personality. He loves doing ground work and having his face itched after working!
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Rapha
Rapha is a lesson/adaptive riding horse. He is slow and calm, not much phases him. He is great with beginners and loves his treats!
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Meet the Instructor
Natania Swiger is the founder, director, and lead instructor of Hope Unbridled. She combines her lifelong love of horses with her passion for helping others heal and grow. As a Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor (CTRI), Natania has years of training experience with horses from respected programs including Lori Nelson Training (Mechanicsburg, IL), Breezy Bluff Riding Academy (McLean, IL), and Bright Star Equestrian Centre (Divernon, IL).
Her volunteer work with children and individuals with disabilities at Bright Star Equestrian Centre and Refuge Ranch (Rochester, IL) has furthered her understanding and ability to teach individuals using the powerful connection between horses and humans.
Natania also serves on the Board of Directors at Freedom Reins, where she continues to advocate for equine-assisted services and inclusive community programs.
With an Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood Education, she blends her knowledge of child development with a calm, compassionate teaching style — creating an environment where participants can grow in hope, healing, and trust.
When Natania isn’t with her horses… she can be found dancing classical ballet with Twin Cities School of Dance, playing harp with a harp circle, Harp’s Delight, and canning produce from her garden.
