Shady Hollow Assisted Riding http://hugahorse.com 959 East Main Street | Birdsboro PA 19508 | 610-582-4050 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:06:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Spring 2012 Bridle Club http://hugahorse.com/2012/02/06/spring-2012-bridle-club/ http://hugahorse.com/2012/02/06/spring-2012-bridle-club/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:08:39 +0000 hugahorse-admin http://hugahorse.com/?p=547 Our Spring Session of Bridle Club is scheduled for Tuesday, April 24 – Tuesday, May 22 2012. Class will meet every Tuesday from 4:45-5:30pm. Cost for the 6 week course is $45, this includes the Registration Fee. Registration Forms and payment should be sent in as soon as possible. We have room [...]]]> Our Spring Session of Bridle Club is scheduled for Tuesday, April 24 – Tuesday, May 22 2012. Class will meet every Tuesday from 4:45-5:30pm. Cost for the 6 week course is $45, this includes the Registration Fee. Registration Forms and payment should be sent in as soon as possible. We have room for 5 children at a time.

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]]> http://hugahorse.com/2012/02/04/fall-2011-open-house-horse-show-pics/feed/ 0 Assisted Riding Training Course http://hugahorse.com/2012/02/03/course-for-instructing-assisted-riders/ http://hugahorse.com/2012/02/03/course-for-instructing-assisted-riders/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:49:03 +0000 hugahorse-admin http://hugahorse.com/?p=471 Shady Hollow Assisted Riding is a nonprofit organization offering therapeutic horseback riding to individuals with special needs.  We have been instructing lessons for over 15 years.  In February we are offering a course on instructing assisted lessons and is available to anyone with at least 2 years’ experience in teaching horseback riding.  The course is [...]]]> Shady Hollow Assisted Riding is a nonprofit organization offering therapeutic horseback riding to individuals with special needs.  We have been instructing lessons for over 15 years.  In February we are offering a course on instructing assisted lessons and is available to anyone with at least 2 years’ experience in teaching horseback riding.  The course is taught by Jaimee Wagner, a PACTH certified Level 1 therapy instructor with over 10 years’ experience.  The course is February 18 and 19 from 9-2pm, the cost is $75.00.

Please see the flyer for more information about the class.  If you’d like to learn more or if you are interested in the course, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

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Shady Hollow Assisted Riding is proud to offer a Hipppotherapy Level 1 Equine Skills and Treatment Principles Training Course March 22,23,24 & 25.

This course is available for all [...]]]> Hippotherapy Equine Skills and Level I Treatment Principle Class is now full!  Please refer to the AHA website for upcoming course offerings.

Shady Hollow Assisted Riding is proud to offer a Hipppotherapy Level 1 Equine Skills and Treatment Principles Training Course March 22,23,24 & 25.

This course is available for all Physical, Occupational and Speech/Language Pathologists interested in continuing their education and treatment possibilities.  Registration begins Dec 1, 2011.  The Hippotherapy Training Course Registration Form can be found here.

Cost for the weekend is: $500.00 for AHA Members
$600.00 for Non AHA Members.

Checks and Registration Forms can be mailed to:

Shady Hollow Assisted Riding
959 E Main St
Birdsboro PA 19508

Payment can also be made through PayPal.

Hipppotherapy Level 1 Training

Below is a brief description of the course being offered. For more information regarding the training course, please visit the American Hippotherapy Association website.

The Level l courses are mandatory to become eligible for PACTH Registered Therapist Status.

Level I Equine Skills:

  • ·        This course is mandatory to be eligible for PACTH Registered Therapist status. However, therapists may waive the Level I Equine Skills course if they have documentation of horse skills such as:
    • ·        Pony Club Levels
    • ·        USDF Bronze Medal
    • ·        NARHA Certified Riding Instructor
    • ·        CHA Instructor

An attendee must complete a waiver form (provided by The AHA Coordinating Faculty) signed by a horse professional, showing basic equine skills. It must then be submitted to the AHA Coordinating Faculty teaching the course prior to the course for approval.

This 1 1/2 day hands-on course targets therapists with minimal to no horse experience in non-mounted equine skills. Participants will work with horses in teams of two to four, with a faculty/student ratio of 1:6, allowing an opportunity for demonstration, practice and individualized feedback and instruction. The curriculum may be utilized only under conditions set forth by AHA, Inc.

Intended Audience:

Anyone who is interested in how to care, groom, tack up, and lead a horse. This course is open to the beginner volunteer, instructor, parent, therapist, administrator or anyone in your program who does not have horse knowledge and wants to learn the basic skills and care of the horse.

 

Level I Treatment Principles:

This 2 1/2 day course is designed for entry level therapists utilizing hippotherapy as a treatment strategy and those in or working with hippotherapy teams.  Hands on practicums are available in this course. It can be attended by graduate occupational, speech and physical therapists. Horse handlers and riding instructors who are members of the Hippotherapy Team are encouraged to attend.  They must attend with the treating therapist on their team. The curriculum may be utilized only under conditions set forth by AHA, Inc.

Intended Audience:

PT, PTA’s , OT, COTA’s, and SLP’s interested in learning about HPOT, those already working in HPOT and want to learn the basic applications. PT, PTA’s , OT, COTA’s, and SLP’s and their HPOT Team, Graduate Students in PT, OT and SLP.

Please feel free to contact us with any questions.

 

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Come celebrate the season at Shady Hollow Assisted Riding.  Sip hot chocolate eat some yummy cookies and visit with our horses.  Kids can enjoy crafts in the barn, mini wagon rides with Napoleon our miniature horse.  Have your holiday picture taken with one of our [...]]]> Saturday, December 17 1-4pm

Come celebrate the season at Shady Hollow Assisted Riding.  Sip hot chocolate eat some yummy cookies and visit with our horses.  Kids can enjoy crafts in the barn, mini wagon rides with Napoleon our miniature horse.  Have your holiday picture taken with one of our horses all the while listening to carolers from our local high schools.  If weather permits, the tractor will be out to pull a hay ride around the farm.

Admission is $6 per person, kids under 2 years of age are free.  All proceeds support our assisted riding program.

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Help us decorate the barn and arena for our Holiday Fundraiser!  Clean out your storage closet and bring all your unwanted, unbreakable Christmas decorations to Shady Hollow. Tape, staple guns, string, and tacks are good to bring along too. If you are unable to attend but would like to donate, items [...]]]> Friday, December 16 4-7pm

Help us decorate the barn and arena for our Holiday Fundraiser!  Clean out your storage closet and bring all your unwanted, unbreakable Christmas decorations to Shady Hollow. Tape, staple guns, string, and tacks are good to bring along too. If you are unable to attend but would like to donate, items can be dropped off at the arena any time!

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Contact us for more information or to place an order.

 

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