Benevolent Warrior Ranch

05/12/2026

Just a quick share for our neighbors! This will be a great event next weekend! Unfortunately we don't get to attend this year, but we have in the past and it's truly amazing to see the amount of people that come out for this. All auction proceeds go straight to the local Idaho Veterans Assistance League here in the valley. What a great thing! 🇺🇸

05/09/2026

Happy Saturday everyone!

We wanted to share a quick update regarding the therapeutic riding course that Matthew and Joey were planning on attending later this month. We've just been notified of a change of plans as our class was canceled. HOWEVER! The next class will accommodate us and already has more students registered. With this there is a change in both date and venue. The clinic has now been moved to December and will be taking place in Arizona! Looks like we get to enjoy being snowbirds for a couple of weeks this winter, which is an unexpected and exciting twist!

Joey will stay behind this time, as a generous helper has volunteered to find a horse for Matthew to use at the clinic. This thoughtful gesture will make things much easier logistically and will help us save significantly on expenses.

Thank you all for your support and enthusiasm as we adjust to these new plans. We're looking forward to the adventure and will keep you posted with more updates as December approaches!

Donations to pay for course materials and the registration fees we've submitted are still very much appreciated.

Thank you again for supporting veterans! 🇺🇸

05/05/2026

You may have also seen us recently in the Lewiston Tribune. Come check us out.

Benevolentwarriorranch.org

Still accepting donations to get Matthew to Colorado for an amazing educational opportunity that will help our veterans.

04/30/2026

We have some exciting news to share! 🗣️

Matthew has registered for a two week course to be able to bring MORE skill, MORE flexibility, MORE service, MORE therapy to our area veterans.
He will be attending the Lyons Legacy Therapeutic Riding and Horsemanship Program class in Fountain, Colorado.

What this does for Benevolent Warrior Ranch is sets Matthew up to advance within the Equine Assisted Services community and to offer preparation for national certification as a PATH Intl. Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor.

With this trip comes some expenses that we need some assistance with. If you or your business are interested in offering a sponsorship or any support, please reach out to Emily, Matthew or Lacy, or you can make direct online donations to the website. Benevolentwarriorranch.org

Matthew will be taking his trusty steed Joey with him for this course. 🐴✌️

Please help us in reaching our $10,000 goal to get them to Colorado.

Thank you!

04/20/2026

It was a great day for a ride! Thank you Matthew and Lacy for having me today!

04/05/2026

Today and every day, we pay tribute to our nation's Gold Star Spouses.

The gold star represents a love that endures and a life given for our nation.

To the Gold Star Spouses who carry this emblem, we offer our deepest respect. We recognize your journey is one of incredible sacrifice and strength, and we honor you and the memory of the hero you love, today and always.

✍️ (U.S. Marine Corps graphic by Pfc. Kirsten Glaze)

04/03/2026

This organization has generously donated to us in the past. Go get your mud on! 🙌

Come participate LC Valley Down and Dirty Mud Run on August 29 with me.

03/29/2026

Theon Military Flag Ceremony is proud to introduce our keynote speaker, Sergeant Major Hartley. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in May 1968 and graduated from recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego as Platoon Honorman. He served in the Republic of Vietnam with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines as a machine gunner, point man, and fire team leader. After a Western Pacific deployment with BLT 1/9 and a brief return to civilian life, he reenlisted in 1974 as a Forward Observer. Throughout his career, he served as a ski instructor at the Marine Corps Cold Weather Training Center in Bridgeport, a Naval Gunfire instructor in Subic Bay, Philippines, and a Marine Corps recruiter in Fresno, California and Visalia, California, where he was meritoriously promoted to Gunnery Sergeant. He later served as a senior instructor at the Amphibious School in Coronado, California and rose to Sergeant Major, holding key leadership roles including Battalion Sergeant Major for Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, and Group Sergeant Major at Marine Aviation Training Support Group at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. His career culminated as Sergeant Major for 3rd Force Service Support Group and concurrently for III Marine Expeditionary Force from 1999 to 2001. He has also been married to his wife, Nilda Pacamparra, for 48 years. 🇺🇸🇺🇸

02/11/2026

Get to know our final supervisory board member and a person we absolutely appreciate. Jeff has a wealth of knowledge and expertise and we couldn't be where we are today without his help.

Jeff Bronaugh, CPCU, CLU, ChFC, CIC

Jeff has over 40 years of experience in the risk management and insurance industry. He worked in executive management for a major insurance company before joining the insurance brokerage business, where he represented clients’ interest in areas of enterprise risk management and placement of insurance to include property and casualty and employee benefits.

Jeff served as president of a major bank-owned insurance brokerage in Honolulu with clients throughout the Pacific Rim and as president and managing director for one of the largest 50 insurance brokerages in the United States owned by an international bank.

He established a consulting practice in 2008 with five colleagues and continues to provide risk management and insurance counsel for companies, brokerages, and other entities.

In addition to serving on various community service and non-profit boards, Jeff is past president of both the Seattle and Hawaii Chapters of the Chartered Property & Casualty Underwriters Society (CPCU) and served on the board of directors of both Seattle and Hawaii Chapters of the Society of Financial Services Professionals. He is past chair of the CPCU Risk Management Interest Group and Professional Resource Group and is currently a member of the Agents and Brokers Group as well as Risk Management Group for the International CPCU Society.

Jeff retired from the U. S. Marine Corps as a Lt. Colonel with 20 years’ service. His tours included serving with the First Marine Division, VMAQ-4 A-6 Squadron, 4th Marine Air Wing, then was subsequently assigned a command during Operation Desert Storm. He completed his service on a Commanding General’s Detachment 1 team prior to retiring.

02/09/2026

Get to know our girl Tink and best equine friend!

Registered American Quarter Horse mare “Miss Tinky Venture” was generously donated to the Benevolent Warrior Ranch in 2019 by a local community member who saw her potential for helping veterans in need of equine assisted therapy. Her barn-name is “Tink,” and she is kind and patient with everyone she interacts with. Her sweet disposition and willingness to work makes her the perfect horse for beginning riders as well as advanced horseman.