Our Mission: To serve individuals with physical, cognitive, and emotional disabilities and hardship by providing equine assisted activities and therapies
to empower, inspire, nurture and succeed.
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JOIN US FOR OUR OPEN HOUSE! |
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Join us at the farm on Saturday, July 31 at 10:00am for our first Open House of the year! Our Open House includes a tour of our facility, and information about all things Southern Reins!
If you're interested in learning more about the services we provide, participating in our programs, or supporting our mission . . . This is the event for you.
Email Kendall at kendall.christian@southernreins.org to register to attend.
We look forward to seeing you at the farm soon!
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THANK YOU LEADERSHIP COLLIERVILLE |
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On Friday, July 16, Southern Reins had the privilege of hosting a wonderful group from Leadership Collierville. Their visit included a tour of our facility, lunch, activities and guest speakers.
Leadership Collierville is a 8 month program for adults who live or work in Collierville and a 7 month program for high school sophomores, juniors and seniors who live or attend school in Collierville. Each group meets monthly to learn about personal leadership, local, county and state government, schools, public safety, diversity, altruism and team building.
We were thrilled to make so many new friends, and honored to share our facility with the Collierville community.
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ANOTHER SOUTHERN REINS' BABY ANNOUNCEMENT! |
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Marie Leathers and Jake Gillespie welcomed Dorothy June Gillespie on July 2 at 3:38PM! Their daughter, Adeline, is already loving the title of "big sister" and enjoys giving baby June head kisses. |
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Congratulations, Marie and Jake, on your beautiful new daughter! |
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Southern Reins is excited for the PATH Intl. Region 5 Virtual Conference that will be hosted July 23 through July 25.
Regional conferences provide a great opportunity for continuing education, and our very own Jill Haag will be one of the presenters!
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Our July New Volunteer Training welcomed 20 new friends to Southern Reins! We are so grateful to each of our volunteers for sharing their time, talent, and encouragement so that our participants can experience the healing power of horses.
If you are interested in joining our ROCKSTAR team of volunteers, contact Kendall at kendall.christian@southernreins.org.
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PATH INTL. EQUINE SERVICE FOR HEROES UPDATE |
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Our veterans are back, and we are so happy to have them back in the saddle! PATH Intl. Equine Services for Heroes serves active, reserve, and retired military personnel - and first responders - to provide physical and emotional healing. Our goal is to help them build confidence, self-awareness, improved communication, trust, and decreased anxiety and stress.
Veterans are able to connect with a horse of their choosing to take part in learning about horse behavior, at liberty groundwork, and riding. The experiences our horses provide leads to incredible improvements in the quality of life for each of our Heroes.
To learn more about our PATH Intl. Equine Services for Heroes program, CLICK HERE to visit our website.
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SOUTHERN REINS IS HIRING! |
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We are seeking an equestrian professional to provide and oversee the care, conditioning, training and maintenance of the equines, manage a team of Barn Staff and Barn Volunteers, and maintenance of the barn facilities. |
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The ideal candidate will:
- Have a degree (bachelor or Associates) in Equine Science or related field, or four (4) years' experience as an equine veterinary technician
- Be an experienced equestrian to ride a variety of horses
- Have a minimum of two (2) years' experience in equine and barn management
For more information and to view the full job description, visit our website or contact Sara Zurenko, Program Director, at Sara.Zurenko@southernreins.org
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Our therapy horses are trusted friends, caring companions, and dedicated partners. They are the foundation of our program, and they put their heart into every step they take to serve their participants. Some of our horses are older and need additional nutritional care and supplements, specialty shoeing, or daily medication so they are comfortable and healthy. If a member of our team is injured or sick, they may need veterinary services, diagnostic care, and treatment.
Just 17¢ a day can make a big difference!
With a recurring gift of $5 a month, up to any amount you would like to give,
you will make a tremendous difference in giving our horses the care they need - when they need it - so they can continue their service to children and adults with disabilities and hardship throughout our community.
We would like to send out a big THANK YOU to our new July Guardian Angels - and to all of the Guardians listed below who support of our herd!
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The health, safety, and well-being of our participants, volunteers, and staff will always be our top priority. Following Shelby County Health Directive #22, Southern Reins has adopted a new mask policy as follows:
Individuals who have been fully vaccinated are no longer required to wear a mask at the facility. Participants, volunteers and staff may lower or remove their mask when participating in outdoor activities while distancing from others. Any individual who has not been vaccinated must continue wearing a mask when indoors. Southern Reins will honor the request of any participant or parent who requests that staff and volunteers wear a mask, regardless of vaccination status.
Outlined below are the facility safeguards and safety protocols we follow to reduce the spread of COVID-19:
- Risk factors related to COVID-19 are evaluated daily.
- Individuals who show symptoms or are diagnosed with COVID-19, or have another illness or are unwell, are restricted from being at the facility.
- Southern Reins will supply masks to any individual upon request.
- All individuals are required to follow social distancing protocols.
- Staff and volunteers are required to wash their hands before and after each lesson or session. Participants are required to use hand sanitizer before and after each lesson.
- Hand sanitizer stations are located at designated access areas.
Southern Reins has implemented routine cleaning and disinfection of the facility following the protocol of our Safety and Sanitation Checklist. This includes cleaning and sanitization of equipment (including tack and helmets), and practicing routine cleaning of frequently touched surfaces, including tables, doorknobs, light switches, countertops, handles, toilets, faucets, sink basins, etc.
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SOUTHERN REINS CENTER FOR EQUINE THERAPY
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