Company Profile
New Canaan Mounted Troop
Company Overview
New Canaan Mounted Troop, (NCMT) is a non-profit 501(c) (3) educational and charitable youth organization located in New Canaan, CT. Founded in 1939 as part of the Jr. Cavalry of America, NCMT is devoted to building leadership, responsibility and confidence in youth. It provides a comprehensive, hands-on learning experience that emphasizes teamwork and follows a proprietary curriculum focused on horsemanship and equine care instruction. All activities are conducted in a family atmosphere that promotes and recognizes participation in community service, a feature rooted in the history of the organization.
What makes NCMT unique is that it relies primarily on donated horses for its instruction program. The majority of our horses and ponies have come to us because either their owners could no longer care for them, or they are retiring from respectable show careers. Our horses and ponies receive a second lease on life, as teachers, to our cadets: “Giving Horses A Second Chance So Kids Can Have A First.”
NCMT takes great pride in making riding and equine care scholarships available to children who may not otherwise have the opportunity to experience horses. Our yearly fundraising efforts are primarily focused on the funding of youth scholarships, the essential veterinary needs of our horses and ponies, and various capital spending needs.
Extensive and more detailed information about NCMT and its programs can be found on our website at www.newcanaanmountedtroop.org.