Changing Lives at Diego Ranch

At Air Lift, we have a saying that we live by, both as a company and as people – create better lives.

Everything we do pushes us toward our goal of being known as the air suspension company that helped create better lives. That’s not only for our employees, but for our customers, their families, and their communities as well. 

So, when we see people using our products to help create better lives for the people in their community, it’s really something special, and it really tugs on our heart strings.

Down in Arkansas, there’s a very special place called Diego Ranch. 

Owned and managed by Michael Jackson, Diego Ranch Inc. is a nonprofit, 501(c) that provides equine assisted services to children and adults with mental, emotional, and physical disabilities, ranging from autism, PTSD, dyslexia, cerebral palsy, behavioral disorders, ADD/ADHD, grief and loss, depression, suicidal thoughts, and more. 

In short? Diego Ranch believes in investing in people with needs. 

“What we can learn from horses is infinitely more valuable than what we can teach them.”

“We have witnessed the impossible become possible,” Michael says. “Children and adults lacking physical mobility are gaining muscle function and movement, while other clients who have never spoken a single word in their entire lives are now verbal.”

At Diego Ranch, the therapy program emphasizes that “what we can learn from horses is infinitely more valuable than what we can teach them.”

Horses are non-judgemental and have no preconceived expectations or motives, and are highly effective at mirroring the attitudes and behaviors of the humans that they are working with, making equine therapy a unique and effective form of alternative therapy.