The Hoofbeat: November 2017

The Hoofbeat

November 2017

Halloween Spooktacular a Skele-TON of Fun!

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO JOINED US!

Hearts Therapeutic Equestrian Center hosted its annual Halloween Open House on Wednesday, October 25th, 2017. The community was invited for a chance to have fun and to learn more about Hearts’ life-changing equine-assisted activities.

Halloween at Hearts featured trick-or-treating with the horses, a horse costume contest, face painting, broomstick bake sale, witches apothecary, and more. We had a ton of fun!

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Program Highlight

BY DEVON SACHEY, PROGRAM DIRECTOR

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I’d like to extend my sentiments of gratitude to our instructors, horses and participants. Together, we served a total of 92 individuals last month- 70 therapeutic riding students and 22 unmounted EFL students. These numbers have become the new benchmark at Hearts as our Equine Facilitated Learning program evolves and the therapeutic riding program remains full. Collectively, Hearts has served over 300 individuals from year to date, already exceeding this year’s goal.

The list of gratitude goes on and on thanks to the help of our amazing instructors, horses, and participants.

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The Straight Scoop

BY DUANE HARSH, BARN MANAGER

Howdy, all!

I was honored when asked to contribute to The Hoofbeat, and I look forward to sharing my side of the story here at Hearts where things get a little dirty. Hence the name Straight Scoop.

Hearts is operated following the rules set forth by PATH International (Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship). One of the rule states that we must have a rodent eradication plan in place, and one approved method is having cats.

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Join the Team

LEARN MORE ABOUT VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

We're always looking to expand our volunteer team. Click here to learn more about volunteer opportunities at Hearts!

Upcoming orientation dates:

November 8th, 5:30-7:00 p.m.
December 6th, 5:30-7:00 p.m.

Sponsors Needed

WE HAVE HORSES NEEDING SPONSORSHIP

The annual sponsorship amount is $3500 which contributes to hay, supplements, medication, and veterinarian costs for one horse. We have a list of horses available to sponsor, as well as a list of horses already sponsored on our website.

Click here to see horses available to sponsor

Program Closed

NOVEMBER 19 - 26

We'll be closed for Thanksgiving. This is an excellent time for our horses to take a break, too. They deserve it!

The office will be open during this time, except for Thanksgiving Day (November 23) and Friday, November 24.

#GivingTuesday

NOVEMBER 28

#GivingTuesday is a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration.

This year Hearts will join the movement by asking our community to contribute to our scholarship program. Join us on November 28th and help support Hearts!