Ignite Your Spark
For the entire month of May we are raising funds with the Horses for Mental Health Campaign!
Join us in our mission to support mental health by Donating Here. All funds donated through our portal will go towards Unbridled Spirit's programs.
According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), 1 in 5 adults in the US experiences mental illness in a given year. The Seen Through Horses Campaign offers a unique path to healing. Your donation will directly support innovative mental health and well-being services. These programs partner individuals with horses and professional facilitators to foster a powerful connection that promotes emotional well-being, reduces stress, builds confidence, and so much more.
Sonja Wingard
Executive Director and Program Director
I am honored when a teen shares that he appreciates that I am not here to fix him, but rather am here working on my own stuff.
With the support of amazing people we have created Unbridled Spirit, helping people break free from what binds them, opening them to new possibilities. I previously co-founded Animals as Natural Therapy, which I shepherded for 21 years during which time we received the Bellingham Chamber of Commerce’s Nonprofit of the Year Award in 2019. I received the Ken Gass Community Building Award in 2012.
I am a certified riding instructor with Certified Horsemanship Association and Professional Association of Therapuetic Horsemanship (PATH) International since 2000. I am an Equine Specialist in Mental Health and Learning (ESMHL) with PATH, and I have been an Equine Specialist with Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association (Eagala) for over twenty years.
I humbly welcome your heart to this journey.​
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