Terry Draper

Terry Draper is CEO and Executive Director of Horseback Miracles, Inc. (HBM) and co-author of HBM’s instructional manual “One Quarter Horse, Three Quarters Heart”, and recently published “Horseback Miracles Training Certification Manual”. He has acted in this capacity full-time since the program’s inception in 2000. He has 50 years of professional experience in the horse industry, including training horses, training participants for competitions, and providing lessons. Raised in a rural area, he began training horses and giving riding lessons at age 14 and then attended Kansas State University, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. As a ‘walk-on’ 1st year Division 1A football player, he surpassed KSU’s Athletic Department’s expectations and achieved a Three-Year Letterman’s status. His engineering degree, in combination with his years of playing football, taught him how to recognize and assess a situation, design a plan, and hold to the philosophy of ‘never giving up’. Because of his determination, the HBM Program has grown from one man’s compassion and commitment for making a difference in the lives of others, into an expanded program that treats individuals from all over the world that demonstrate mental illness and/or neurological disorders.