Contacts:Region Rep and State Chairs
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 Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International
Title Sponsor: Purina, the official feed of PATH Intl.
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Region 3 is the host region for the PATH Intl. Conference and Annual Meeting, so of course that is the biggest news coming out of the region!!! This will be held in Williamsburg, VA, Nov. 2 - 5. Registration will open in July. Click here for current details, including hotel information.
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Donna represented PATH at the TRAV, a statewide therapeutic riding group in Virginia, as they held their annual meeting/education day on February 21st.
Donna is also part of the team at Dream Catchers at the Cori Sikich Riding Center in Williamsburg, VA, a PATH Intl. Premier Accredited Center that is hosting the PATH Intl. Conference. Donna is in charge of the activities at the Horse Expo part of the conference to be held at Dream Catchers.
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West Virginia: Mary Montgomery
There are four PATH Intl. centers in West Virginia. We have reports from three.
1. On Eagles' Wings Therapeutic Horsemanship, Fairmont, WV, received their PATH Intl. Premier Accredited Center status on Sept. 17, 2015, first in WV to do so. They are also completing a new facility, which includes a indoor arena, office complex and new barn, and will go from a seasonal facility to year-round. They are having an open house April 30th to introduce their new PATH Intl. center to the public. On Eagles' Wings received a generous grant to purchase equipment for their hippotherapy program in December 2015. They have also developed a program called "Mini Wings" that is promoting literacy at schools, and also visit hospitals, em with their three mini horses.
2. Beyond Wishes, Hinton, WV, starts our season on April 13th. Lesson days are Wednesday-Sunday. Our next event will be our annual Open House.
This year is our 6th year and will be held on Sunday May 15th from 1-5pm. We plan on having demos, food and hopefully live music for all to enjoy.
Another bit of great news is we have received a grant from the Beckley Area Foundation to continue our Mini Horse visits in Raleigh County this year with "Miss Princess our mini sunshine maker" where we visit long term care facilities, nursing homes including VA medical centers. We are looking forward to another successful year "working as a family for families" and going Beyond Wishes for individuals with special needs and disabilities.
3.Horses with Heart, Martingsburg, WV, is continuing to develop our land for our new location. We are still working on getting our trenching and electric to our paddocks. On January 26, 2016 we lost Penny. She was the horse we started the program with.
We are working with Sue Adams to put together a weekend workshop and instructor certification. I hope to pin down a date, cost and location here by the end of the month. Please ask everyone to let me know if they know of anyone who would be interested.
We have a couple of fundraisers in the works. Our Horseshoe Fundraiser was during the month of Feb. We had cards with a couple of students' pictures on them in a horseshoe and had 30 businesses that "sell" the cards for a dollar donation allowing individuals to put their name on them and display the cards in their business. We usually make about $2,000-2,500 on this fundraiser. It is a lot but it is an easy one to do. Anyone who would like info or a copy of a card to try this in their area, we are happy to share. We have our spring golf outing coming up in April.
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North Carolina: Liz Dulski
*Misty Meadows Mitey Riders in Waxhaw NC received reaccreditation in January 2016.
*There is a North Carolina education day/state meeting Sat. June 18th at Rocking Horse Ranch in Greenville NC.
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South Carolina: Denise Bishop
Happy Hooves in Marietta, SC received their reaccreditation in January.
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