Rocking Horse Rehab
A Pediatric Rehab and Family Wellness Center
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Read on to find out what's happening at Rocking Horse Rehab!
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Pictured above (from left to right): Carey, IWL board members Giovanna Stellani and Bea Tusiani, Sheri
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Sheri training Elizabeth with our own Que Boy!
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Message of the Month
From Executive Director
Sheri A. Marino, MA, CCC-SLP
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Rocking Horse Rehab is celebrating our 17th year at The Essex Equestrian Center! As we approach the upcoming holiday season, I look back on all of our amazing accomplishments and I feel so grateful to every staff member, volunteer, intern, family member, and equine partner who have been a part of our incredible journey! We continue to be dedicated to bringing quality equine therapy programs to our children and families and look forward to helping more college students follow their passions through our partnerships with more than twenty Universities.
Last month I had the opportunity to get back in the ring to work with our clients while helping to train our new speech pathologist, Elizabeth Belfiore. We welcome Elizabeth to our RHR family and look forward to learning and growing together!
On November 3, 2018, Carey and I attended the Italian Welfare League's (IWL) annual gala at the Metropolitan Club in NYC. The IWL has generously sponsored RHR kids of Italian American descent for the past 10 years! Since 2001, the League has donated more than $1,850,000 to over 1,470 recipients for medical bills, special needs equipment, therapeutic services, transportation and rehabilitation to children of Italian American descent. We are honored to be a recipient of funding that allows us to bring equine therapies to children who otherwise would not have access to our therapy programs.
Wishing all of you a very Happy Thanksgiving and asking everyone to keep our friends and families in California who are affected by the devastating forest fires, in your prayers.
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Amber as a fairy princess
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Tetley as a fluffy unicorn
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Hero of the Month
Julianne
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Julianne has been coming to Rocking Horse Rehab since April 2017. She has enjoyed riding on Que Boy since the beginning. Initially excited, she sat on Que with some apprehension, holding on tightly to her side walkers! She now comes enthusiastically each week clapping her hands with a big smile on her face. She will assist more with all transfers on the horse, and rides more relaxed, clapping and giving high-fives! The joy that Julianne gets from riding infuses all those working with her!
Julianne, we are proud to nominate you as our hero of the month. Giving this hero of the month award would not be complete without including her mother, Felicia, who brings Julianne each week and delights in watching her daughter's progress and joy!
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Volunteer of the Month
Gabby Slade
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Gabby is a junior at Montclair State University who is majoring in Family Science and Human Development with a concentration in Family Services. Growing up on a farm, Gabby rode western as a child which sparked her interest in pursuing an internship with us. She currently is doing a full time internship with our social worker.
Gabby's ultimate goal is to work with children in troubled circumstances to overcome obstacles and become their best selves. Gabby's smiling face and willingness to do any task has made her a great part of our team. We look forward to spending the rest of the semester working with Gabby!
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Thank you to our grant giver
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RHR is a recipient of a generous grant from the Italian Welfare League, an organization which assists children of Italian descent who are ill or have suffered an emotional trauma. Since 2001, the League has donated more than $1,850,000 toover 1,470 recipients for medical bills, special needs equipment, therapeutic services, transportation, and rehabilitation. Their grant helps us to provide services for children of Italian descent who otherwise would not be able to afford our services.
Their recipients have many different diagnoses, such as brain injuries, autism, cerebral palsy, and Down syndrome. For more information on how to receive a grant for our services, please email us at:
carey@rockinghorserehab.com
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The mission of the Focus for Health Foundation (FFH) is to promote advocacy, education, and research to combat the rise of chronic illness around the world. We support efforts that increase public awareness of the connection between hazardous environmental exposures and the immune system, and address how social determinants of health and inequality within populations create vulnerability to disease.
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2018 Favorite Kids' Docs!
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Congratulations to our RHR
therapists who have been voted
NJ's Favorite Kids' Docs 2018
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Kathy Lutz, LCSW, CADC
Thank you to all of our clients who voted! Make sure to check out the magazine when it comes out in December!
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Check out our partner:
The Autism Think Tank
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The Autism Think Tank, NJ is designed to provide a multidisciplinary team approach to the identification and treatment of the complicated medical comorbidities of autism. The Autism Think Tank is comprised of leading experts in autism from renowned teaching hospitals including Harvard/Massachusetts General Hospital and UCLA.
At the Autism Think Tank, the medical experts collaborate from around the U.S. in a video conference with local physicians and families to develop a cohesive plan of care for individuals with medically complex cases of autism. Medically stabilizing a child facilitates greater outcomes in behavioral, therapeutic and educational interventions. The Autism Think Tank has a global reach as we are serving families internationally with the use of telemedicine.
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Thank you to the following universities and colleges for providing us with wonderful student interns. We are honored to help influence their futures in the health professions as fieldwork educators.
Eastwick College
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Felician College
Kean University
Monmouth University
Montclair State University
New Jersey City University
New York University
Raritan Valley College
Philadelphia University
Queens College
Rutgers Univeristy
Salus University
Seton Hall University
St. Catherine's Univeristy
State College of Pennsylvania
Tauro College
University of Scranton
Villanova University
William Paterson University
To complete an internship at RHR, email:
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Field Trip times available!!
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Rocking Horse Rehab is open
Monday-Friday 10am-6pm
and Sundays from 9am-5pm.
SCHOOLS: TO BOOK A FIELD TRIP, CALL US NOW!
To request a client registration packet, email:
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Rocking Horse Rehab is a pediatric rehabilitation and family wellness center located within the Essex Equestrian Center in West Orange, NJ. Our mission is to enhance the quality of life of individuals with special needs and their families by offering innovative opportunities for clinical, educational and social development. Our philosophy is to treat the "whole child" using equine assisted therapies with the expertise of our highly specialized staff.
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About our Founder
Sheri A. Marino, MA, CCC-SLP
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Sheri founded Rocking Horse Rehab in September 2001. She is a pediatric speech-language pathologist who specializes in autism spectrum disorders. Sheri oversees program development and daily operations for RHR with the support of a dedicated, professional staff. She is the Executive Director of The Autism Think Tank, NJ, a non-profit, medical videoconferencing team for individuals with medically complex autism. Sheri works directly with the Autism Think Tank families and physicians and manages all fundraising, marketing and family events. In addition, Sheri is a consultant to the Focus For Health Foundation which is dedicated to promoting advocacy, education and research to combat chronic health issues around the world.
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12-22 Woodland Ave. West Orange, NJ 07052
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