Camp Casey

Tickets for the 2024 Gold Rush Gala are ON SALE NOW, and they're selling fast! We're trotting down to The Garden Theater on September 27, 2024 from 7pm-11pm.

We're thrilled to be welcoming back Northwestern Mutual - Metro Detroit and LiveWell Capital - Northwestern Mutual as our presenting sponsors, thank you so much for keeping us in the saddle for over a decade!

In honor of Camp Casey's 20th year spreading the healing power of horses, we're giving our signature event a makeover to celebrate in style! Dress in your finest western attire, and get ready to grab your partner and hit the dance floor!

We're predicting a sold out event, so don't wait to reserve your tickets for a night you won't want to miss! Reserve your tickets here: https://camp-casey.org/gold_rush_gala/

We can't wait to horse around with you this September! YEEHAW!!

SOS! We need your help!! We are in desperate need of volunteers for the Horsey House Call this Sunday at 10:30am in Mt. Morris, Michigan! The Flint area is a little further from our headquarters than we usually go, and we've been having a hard time finding any volunteers to help at this visit!

If you know anyone who lives in the Flint area or anyone who might be able to help bring this experience to a child with cancer in our community, please share this post and help us spread the word!

Sign up today at our volunteer hub: https://camp-casey.vomo.org/opportunity/666c5a8550933

We can't wait to spread the healing power of horses with you this Sunday! YEEHAW!!

We had so much fun yesterday surprising Cowgirl Karina, a 5-year-old with pre-B acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and her family with our Hero Horse, Della, for a day of horse camp at her home! 🐴🌟

Thank you for horsin' around with us!! 💜💚

Thank you for horsin’ around with us!! 💜💚

We had a very special Horsey House Call today! The current reigning Miss Michigan North America, Kyla Wright, helped us surprise Cowgirl Isla, a 3-year old with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia at her home with our Hero Horse, Boots! 🐴🌟

Isla and her friends and family enjoyed a day of horse camp with a grooming lesson, horseback rides, pizza, crafts, and so much more. Isla had so much fun connecting with Sweet Boots and trying on the pageant crown!

A huge horsey hug and thank you to Kyla for making this day so special for Isla and her crew. We had so much fun horsin’ around with you, Cowgirl Isla! YEEHAW!!

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We had an amazing day today when we brought our Hero Horse, Belle, to visit our friends at Gilda's Club Metro Detroit!

The crew at Gilda’s Club got to enjoy a grooming lesson, making horse treats, and painting with sweet Belle. 🐴🎨

We had so much fun horsin’ around with you! YEEHAW!!

We had a blast today when we surprised Cowgirl Brianna, a 13-year old with sickle cell disease, with our Hero Horse, Miss Pennie, right at her front door! 🐴☀️

Brianna and her crew had so much fun connecting with Miss Pennie. They enjoyed a grooming lesson, pizza, crafts, and of course, horseback riding!

Thanks for horsin’ around with us, Cowgirl Brianna! YEEHAW!!

We had so much fun today when we surprised Cowgirl Emma, an 8-year-old with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, with our Hero Horse, Miss Pennie, right at her front door! 🐴☀️

Emma and her friends and family enjoyed a day of horse camp at her home, including a grooming lesson, crafts, pizza, horseback rides, and lots of love from Miss Pennie!

We had so much fun horsin’ around with you, Cowgirl Emma! YEEHAW!!

We had such an awesome day today when we surprised Cowboy Beckett, a 4-year-old with ATRT, and his family and friends with our Hero Horse, Della, for a day of horse camp at their home! 🐴☀️

Beckett and his crew had so much fun participating in a grooming lesson, crafts, horseback rides, and more while connecting with sweet Della.

Thanks for horsin’ around with us, Cowboy Beckett! YEEHAW!!

What an amazing day! We are incredibly grateful to our friends at Northwestern Mutual for benefiting Camp Casey at their Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for their new office in Troy, Michigan. 🐴☀️

Together we invited the community to enjoy food, music, crafts, face paint for kids, and a visit from our Hero Horse, Miss Pennie!

Northwestern Mutual has been supporting Camp Casey for over a decade and has made an immeasurable impact on our organization and the families we serve. We are honored and overjoyed to announce that they have generously awarded us with a $25,000 service award in support of our programs!! WHOA!! This gift will go directly towards bringing our cost-free, therapeutic horseback riding programs to children with cancer, sickle cell disease, and other life-threatening illnesses this summer.

Thank you SO much to the team at Northwestern Mutual for all you do to keep us in the saddle! YEEHAW!!

It was a beautiful day when we surprised Cowgirl Harley, a 3-year-old with spinal muscular atrophy, with our Hero Horse, Boots, for a day of horse camp at her home! 🐴☀️

Harley and her family and friends enjoyed a grooming lesson, crafts, pizza, horseback rides, and lots of love from Sweet Boots.

We had so much fun horsin’ around with you, Cowgirl Harley! YEEHAW!!

Meet the Herd! Cowgirl Amanda is one of the incredible Equine Therapists that make Camp Casey’s programs possible. 🐴🌟

Amanda has had a passion for horses since she was young. Growing up, she spent her time after school working on a farm and was responsible for keeping a horse active and in shape, she ended up falling in love with riding. After graduating from Adrian College with a bachelors in Business Management she entered the world of Franchise Development, but was able to spend her down time learning the art of Ranch Sorting. Now, working full time as the Franchise Marketing Director at Lightbridge Academy, Amanda appreciates every opportunity she gets to spend with Camp Casey. Amanda enjoys staying active in sports, spending time with her dog, hiking, and traveling as often as she can.

Thanks for horsin’ around with us, Cowgirl Amanda! YEEHAW!!

Last month, we surprised Cowgirl Julianna, a 5-year-old with lissencephaly and cerebral palsy, and her family with our Hero Horse, Boots, for a day of horse camp at their home. Here's what her mother had to say about their experience:

"Oh my gosh, Julianna’s Horsey House Call was amazing! Everyone had so much fun! Thank you so much to you and the rest of the Camp Casey team and volunteers! I wish I would have had more time to talk to all the volunteers, but I was just so in awe of all the kids having fun. Julianna was napping on her horsey high after the party!"

Thanks for horsin' around with us, Cowgirl Julianna! YEEHAW!! 🐴💜

We need your help! We're one month into our busiest Horsey House Call season yet, and you would never believe how many supplies we go through!

You can help us provide this experience to as many children as possible this summer by donating supplies such as arts & crafts, sunscreen, sanitation supplies, and gift cards to buy gas for the truck and trailer. 🐴🎨

Help us keep our programs cost-free to the families we serve by making a donation from our Amazon Wish List: https://amzn.to/3QWhXiy

We can’t wait to horse around with you this summer! YEEHAW!!

Happy Independence Day from Lacye and the Camp Casey team! 🐴🇺🇸

We've been having so much fun on the road this summer spreading the healing power of horses! 🐴🌟 We need your help at these upcoming Horsey House Calls in July:

Sunday, July 14 at 10:30 am in Macomb
Tuesday, July 16 at 10:30am in Troy
Sunday, July 28 at 10:30am in Flint

Help us make a difference this summer by signing up at our volunteer portal: app.vomo.org/org/camp-casey

We can't wait to horse around with you this July! YEEHAW!!

Tickets for the 2024 Gold Rush Gala are ON SALE NOW, and they're going fast!! Camp Casey is trotting back down to The Garden Theater for our annual Gold Rush Gala, presented by Northwestern Mutual, on September 27, 2024 from 7pm - 11pm.

In honor of Camp Casey's 20th year spreading the healing power of horses, we're giving our signature event a makeover to celebrate in style! 🤠🌟

We're going back to our roots and mixing cowboy charm with a touch of elegance to create a night you won’t forget. Dress in your finest western attire, and get ready to grab your partner and hit the dance floor!

We're predicting a sold out event, so don't wait to reserve your tickets: camp-casey.org/gold_rush_gala

We can't wait to horse around with you this September, YEEHAW!!

We’d like to say “THANK YOU!” and “YEEHAW!!” to our friends at STARZ Equestrian Center and Absopure, who are featured in our calendar the month of July, and have continued to support our mission. 🐴💜

Thank you for helping us spread the healing power of horses to children and families in our community! YEEHAW!!

Happy Horsey House Call Sunday to Cowgirl Harley. 💚💜

We'd like give a huge horsey hug and "Welcome!" to Camp Casey's new Ranch Hand, Cowgirl Ava! 🐴🌟

Ava has been riding horses since 3 years old and started competing in barrel racing and western equitation in her early teens. She is currently apprenticing under a trainer while getting her degree in Equine Studies from the University of Guelph. She also coaches for local middle school and high school equestrian teams.

In addition to wishing to share her deep love for horses, Ava has experienced severe chronic health issues and credits horses with changing her life in a time when she was bedridden. For Ava, the opportunity to participate in a program that brings horses life-changing love to others' lives is a dream come true.

We're so excited to have you on our team, Cowgirl Ava! YEEHAW!!

We are so grateful to SHARE Detroit for all they do to keep us in the saddle! 💜💚

Did you know June is national camping 🏕️month? What better way to revel in the summer than by taking a camping trip? Or perhaps supporting nonprofits who provide camping experiences for community members? You can read about organizations like North Star Reach, Camp Casey, and SandCastles Grief Support Program for Children and Families among others on SHARE’s website!

Set your alarms! Tickets for the 2024 Gold Rush Gala, presented by Northwestern Mutual, go on sale at 1pm TOMORROW! We're trotting back down to The Garden Theater on Friday, September 27, 2024 in honor of Childhood Cancer and Sickle Cell Awareness Month. 🐴🌟

Camp Casey is proud to be celebrating our 20th year spreading the healing power of horses, so we're giving our signature event a makeover to celebrate this momentous achievement! This is a truly a night you won't want to miss!

Tune in tomorrow on our social media pages and at camp-casey.org to reserve your tickets before they're gone! We can't wait to horse around with you this September, YEEHAW!!

It was a beautiful day yesterday when we surprised Cowgirl Zoey, an 8-year old battling a brain tumor, with our Hero Horse, Lacye, right at her front door! 🐴☀️

Zoey and her friends and family enjoyed a grooming lesson, crafts, pizza, horseback rides, and lots of snuggles from Lacye, all from the comfort of home.

We had so much fun horsin’ around with you, Cowgirl Zoey! YEEHAW!!

Camp Casey is saddling up for its 20th year bringing cost-free horseback riding programs to children with cancer, sickle cell, and other life-threatening illnesses. This holiday season, we’re raising funds to help make 2024 our best season yet! 🐴🎁

Help us spread the healing power of horses to sick children in our community when you make a donation, or purchase supplies directly from the Amazon Wish List at the link in our bio.

We can’t wait to horse around with you in 2024! YEEHAW!!