Interested in

learning more?
What do we do at
Kopper Top?
Kopper Top offers a variety of
programs including:

Healing PAAWS small

animal-assisted therapy that
travels to local schools and
nursing homes
Healing HOOVES
horseback riding lessons
Healing GROWTH
horticulture therapy
involving plants and herbs
Healing HOPE job
training program for those
with and without disabilities
Healing HEARTS
internship program for
students
Camp FreeSpirit
horseback riding day camp
that also teaches children
about the care of the

Are you interested in getting

involved with Kopper Top? Do
not hesitate to contact us if
you are interested in visiting
the farm!

Phone: (336) 565-9723

Web: http://www.koppertop.org
Mailing Address:
6657 Kimesville Rd.
Liberty, NC 27298

KOPPER
TOP LIFE
LEARNIN
G
CENTER
Where spirits run
free, there are no
limitations!

What is
Kopper Top?

Where did it all

begin?

Kopper Top is a nonprofit

organization residing on a 33
acre farm in Liberty, NC,
home to over 80 different
animals from horses to
bunnies and everything in
between. We aim to provide
animal-related therapy
programs to improve
physical, psychological, and
cognitive developments of
those with and without
special needs. More
specifically, our mission
statement reads:

Timeline of Kopper
Top
August 1990 founded by
Deborah Meridith as Kopper Top
Therapeutic Riding Center
1997 certified as an IRS
nonprofit organization
1998 became Kopper Top Life
Learning Center
February 2005 opened in
new location in Liberty

How can you get

involved?
You can get involved with
Kopper Top in a variety of
ways.

The mission of Kopper Top Life

Learning Center is to provide
quality therapeutic services,
education and recreation therapy
to individuals with and without
disabilities through the use of
animals to empower and enhance
their quality of life.

Founder Deborah Meridith

began working with horse
therapy in 1981. She has since
dedicated her life to animalrelated therapy programs

Kopper Top is my way of

reaching the world with
kindness, love, and hope.
Deborah Meridith, Founder and

Volunteer As a
volunteer-run
organization, Kopper Top
depends on those who
give their time and
energy. Volunteer jobs
vary from giving
horseback riding lessons,
caring for the animals and
grounds, working in the
office, and many more!
Donors Donations can
be monetary but also
animals. Kopper Top has
welcomed donated
animals in the past, and
monetary donations are
crucial in sustaining any