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SANTA BARBARA, CA — October 23, 2025 — Hearts Therapeutic Equestrian Center (Hearts), a nonprofit organization delivering life‑changing equine‑assisted services to children, adults with special needs, and veterans across Santa Barbara County for forty years, has been named the 2025 recipient of the Mayor’s Nonprofit Champions of Accessibility Award.
Presented annually during National Disability Employment Awareness Month, the Mayor’s Award honors local employers and organizations that demonstrate exceptional commitment to promoting inclusion, accessibility, and equitable opportunities for individuals with disabilities.
“It’s a tremendous honor to be recognized by the City of Santa Barbara,” said Andrew Wilson, Board Chairman of Hearts Therapeutic Equestrian Center. “As the only nonprofit equine therapy center in the south county, Hearts makes the proven benefits of equine‑assisted therapy economically and geographically accessible to our community. This award is a reflection of our team, volunteers, horses and our donors all working together to bring healing and opportunity to those who need it most.”…