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Christ-Centered Equine Ministry · Fishtail, Montana

Healing through horses.

Trinity Trails offers horse-based experiences that help veterans, first responders, foster families, and trauma survivors find peace, connection, and hope — beneath the Beartooth Mountains.

Who we serve

🎖️Veterans
🚒First Responders
🏠Foster Families
💛Trauma Survivors
🌱People with Developmental Disabilities
🙏Pastors & Youth Leaders

Horses listen with the heart. Guided, confidential time with our herd helps people carrying PTSD, addiction, grief, and burnout take real steps toward healing — no judgment, no rush. Sessions are offered weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly, and we work to keep them affordable for everyone. We're proud to serve the Ranchers of Special K Ranch and to partner with Beartooth Christian Camp.

What We Offer

Programs at the barn & beyond

From one-on-one time with a horse to a weekend in the backcountry — every program supports the ministry.

By appointment · Free–affordable

Equine Healing Sessions

Confidential, one-on-one time with a horse and our team for those working through PTSD, trauma, addiction recovery, or burnout. We start with a tour and a conversation — you set the pace.

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$80 / rider · 1 hour

Trail Rides

Ride the permitted Benbow trails of Custer Gallatin National Forest. Groups of up to 6, ages 10+, 200 lb weight limit. Helmets provided for riders under 18.

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Every summer · With Beartooth Christian Camp

Horse Camps for Kids

A week of horses, faith, crafts, and mountain air. Hosted right where we live, hand-in-hand with Beartooth Christian Camp.

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May 16–17, 2026 · $700

Backcountry Pack Clinic

Two days of packing and horsemanship with licensed Montana outfitter Michael Sherwood. Meals, tents by the creek, rugged horses and mules included.

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Summer · Students & young adults

Internships

Lead prayers, guide activities, and care for the herd while gaining real ministry and horsemanship experience.

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Anytime · No experience needed

Volunteer

From barn chores to event help to prayer support — there's a place for you here, whether you have a few hours or a whole season.

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Give

Your gift keeps the herd — and the healing — going

Insurance rarely covers equine therapy, so Trinity Trails runs on donations, grants, and sponsorships. Here's exactly what we need and what your dollars do.

See where your dollars go

Pick an amount — we'll show you what it covers, using our real budget numbers.

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Trinity Trails is a 501(c)(3) organization — gifts are tax-deductible. Hay math based on our $28,000/year forage budget for 25 horses, 2 donkeys & 5 goats.

The big needs board

Our current project list, from the herd's daily care to keeping kids safe. Add projects to your giving plan, or give toward any one directly.

Smaller gifts with big impact

  • One week of hay for the herd
  • A camper scholarship for horse camp
  • $25 gas cards — help veterans get to sessions
  • Sponsor a farrier visit
  • Fly spray, grooming & first-aid supplies
  • Rubber feed tubs
  • Fuel for hauling horses
  • Lead ropes, halters & small tack
  • Snacks & craft supplies for camp
  • Arena rakes & tools
Our Story

A ministry born from healing

Trinity Trails was founded by Jon and Jenny Steffenson — survivors, foster parents, and lifelong horse people — who found their own healing with God's help and some remarkable horses, and built a place to share it. There's no program like ours anywhere in Stillwater County: a private, confidential setting with a mountain backdrop and pastoral care at its heart.

Horses communicate almost entirely without words. For people carrying wounds that feel impossible to speak, that changes everything.

"Horses listen not to what is spoken, but to what lies in the heart, and reflect it back to us. They help us hear the longing of our soul."— Terri
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What research shows equine therapy can do

  • Decreased PTSD and depression symptoms
  • Increased emotional awareness & distress tolerance
  • Greater independence and impulse control
  • Support through sobriety and recovery
  • Help with ADHD-related struggles
  • Renewed trust and empathy after trauma

Sessions nationwide run $50–$300/hour. Our mission is to make this support affordable and accessible to all who need it.

Contact Us

Better yet — visit in person

Old friends, new faces — everyone's welcome at the barn. Reach out and we'll find a time for you to come meet the herd.

📞 Call or Text

406-717-7747

🕐 Hours

By appointment
Closed major holidays

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