PATH Intl. is exploring ideas to help connect interested centers with their local home-schooled students and virtual learners during the pandemic. To that end, we wish to form a work group of members who have experience making this type of connection that might include incorporating able-bodied riding or groundwork as an additional revenue stream for centers. If interested in being a member of this short-term workgroup, please email Kaye Marks. 

PATH Intl. is pleased to offer an additional opportunity for members to participate in virtual breakout room discussions this Friday, September 18, 8:30-9:30am MT on “Having Difficult Conversations: Initiating, Redirecting and Engaging.” Breakout rooms will be organized by size of the center with which participants are affiliated. To participate, please sign up here. The first 100 members to sign up will receive their meeting access information within 24 hours of completing the online registration form. To fully benefit from the discussions, be sure to review the August 25th webinar recording and PowerPoint presentation before joining on Friday.

The breakout rooms will be facilitated by:

Kim Berggren – PATH Intl. Advanced TRI with CTRI™ certification, ESMHL, TRI Faculty/Evaluator and Site Visitor. Lead Instructor. Education coordinator, PATH Intl. Premier Accredited Center (PAC) Cheff Therapeutic Riding Center, Augusta, MI

Maggee Harrison – PATH Intl. CTRI™, ESMHL and Site Visitor. Adaptive horsemanship program director/ center rep., PATH Intl. PAC Eagle Mount, Bozeman, MT

Sara Jones – PATH Intl. Advanced TRI with CTRI™ certification. Chief operating officer, PATH Intl. PAC Ride On LA, Los Angeles, CA

Megan Morrissey, LCSW, LAC – PATH Intl. CTRI™. Miracles Therapeutic Riding Center, Lafayette, CO  

Aviva Vincent, PhD, LMSW – PATH Intl. CTRI™ and ESMHL. Director of program quality at PATH Intl. PAC Fieldstone Farm, Chagrin Falls, OH

For more information, please contact Bret Maceyak.

Help the PATH Intl. Equine Welfare Committee identify topics of interest on which you would like the committee to focus. Click here for the survey or scan the QR code with your smartphone.

Please Vote for the PATH Intl. Board of Trustees, the Region Representatives and field test standard FTS1

 

Your vote is valuable to the future of your association. Please vote for the 2020 PATH Intl. Board of Trustees, the Membership Outreach Committee Representatives for Regions 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10, and field test standard FTS1.

1. Click here to go to the ballot. The ballot consists of nominees as recommended by the nominating committee of PATH Intl. and the PATH Intl. membership and contains short biographies of the candidates. Please cast your vote for board of trustees members and only ONE vote for your region. (In some cases, there may be only one nominee. We still need your vote, or there is an option to write in a nominee.)

OR

2. Call the PATH Intl. office at (800) 369-7433, and we will mail or fax you a ballot.

Thank you for the continued support of your association.

Two weeks ago, PATH Intl. announced its national award winners: Credentialed Professional, Equine, Veterinarian and Volunteer of the year as well as equestrian winners in the adult, youth and PATH International Equine Services for Heroes® categories. We're sad we can't honor these winners in person this year, but we are grateful we have such amazing people working on behalf of our centers, participants and the field of equine-assisted activities and therapies. Click here to read the announcement. Click here for the regional award winners.

Congratulations to all the award winners, and thank you to everyone who nominated the very best our industry offers.

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PATH International Equine Services for Heroes® PAC Opportunities

The 2019-20 Wounded Warrior Project Grant year is drawing to a close this month. October 1st will begin a new funding year, and a bit of paperwork to keep everything running smoothly. Whether you are already participating or are new to the program, please complete this application to participate in the 2020-21 PATH Intl./WWP Scholarship. Read more

Although we do not have final confirmation on the specifics of PATH International’s award through the Department of Veteran’s Affairs Adaptive Sports Grant for the 2020-21 grant cycle, we are committed to make this funding available to our centers as soon as possible. To that end, we are excited to open the application early this year to allow us to extend the reimbursement period for our centers. The VA Direct Service Application is OPEN NOW through October 9th. Read more

Although we do not have final confirmation on the specifics of PATH International’s award through the Department of Veteran’s Affairs Adaptive Sports Grant for the 2020-21 grant cycle, we are committed to make this funding available to our centers as soon as possible. To that end, we are excited to open the application early this year to allow us to extend the reimbursement period for our centers. The VA Equipment Grant Application is OPEN NOW through October 16th. Read more

Please reach out to Danielle Crooks, Programs Coordinator.

The 2020 American Horse Council Conference and National Issues Forum is October 26-28, 2020. They are offering AHC members a deep discount off the paid speaker's portion of the conference. Monday and Tuesday’s AHC committee meetings are being offered for free, however you must register in order to receive the webinar access code. Click here for information and to sign up.