Hope Rising Farm Charitable Trust commenced in 2013, and is based on a small farm in Ngaruawahia. The Trust’s purpose is to encourage vulnerable youth and women to develop life skills, confidence, leadership, trust, empathy, problem solving and emotional skills, by partnering with our friendly horses and mentors.

Participants learn to trust, build confidence in themselves and others in a relaxed environment through learning horsemanship and farm skills and building trusting relationships with animals and mentors.

Working with the horses and on the farm, participants can practice personal and interpersonal skills in a safe and fun learning environment and realise that in changing themselves, they have the power to influence their whanau, community and the wider world around them.