Art, Heart & Hoofbeats Sanctuary
Come Curious. Leave Connected.
An accessible community learning campus where people of all ages and abilities learn through hands-on experiences with animals, art, nature, and one another.
Art, Heart & Hoofbeats Sanctuary is a nonprofit dedicated to making meaningful experiential learning accessible. Through rescued animals, art, nature, and community, we create opportunities for people of different ages, abilities, backgrounds, and life experiences to learn, grow, and participate together.
How we learn. How we grow. How we build sanctuary together.
Experience. Belong. Connect. Contribute.
Through hands-on experiences with animals, art, nature, and one another, we learn by doing. We create opportunities to belong, build meaningful connections, discover our strengths, and experience the value of contributing to something larger than ourselves.
Everyone has a place here. Everyone has something to offer.
Every Experience is an Opportunity to Learn
Learning comes to life when we experience it.
Working alongside a horse, creating art, exploring nature, solving a problem, or contributing to a shared project engages more than one way of learning. These hands-on experiences invite curiosity, communication, creativity, problem-solving, reflection, and connection.
At AHHS, there is no single “right” way to participate. People can observe, move, create, communicate, explore, take their time, and discover what works for them.
AHHS brings four pathways together—horses, creativity, nature, and community—to create connected learning experiences.
Our trauma-informed, evidence-informed approach is designed to make experiential learning meaningful, accessible, and engaging.
Who We Welcome
Families
Shared experiences that invite connection, curiosity, and learning together.
Children & Youth
Hands-on experiences that encourage curiosity, confidence, creativity, and a love of learning.
Schools, Community Organizations & Healers
Experiential learning and group experiences designed to encourage connection, creativity, collaboration, and wellbeing.
Veterans & Adults
Meaningful experiences that invite connection, reflection, creativity, and personal growth.
Older Adults
Creative, hands-on experiences that encourage connection, curiosity, engagement, and joy.
People with Disabilities
Accessible, adaptable experiences designed to offer meaningful ways to participate, learn, connect, and contribute.
Corporations & Workplace Teams
Hands-on experiences that encourage connection, collaboration, creativity, and meaningful team building and community engagement.
Building Stronger Communities Together
Every year AHHS welcomes hundreds of participants through partnerships with schools, disability organizations, mental health providers, senior communities, youth organizations, and community partners across Minnesota.
450+ Participants
20+ Community Partners
30+ Volunteers
Hundreds of Learning Experiences
