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PATH Intl. Grants $10,000 to Participants Through EAS Participant Fund

PATH Intl. Grants $10,000 to Participants Through EAS Participant Fund

Denver—PATH Intl. is pleased to announce that it funded 12 participants in May 2022 through the Equine-Assisted Services (EAS) Participant Fund. The purpose of the PATH Intl. EAS Participant Fund is to assist someone who would not otherwise be financially able to participate, or continue participating, in equine-assisted services at a PATH Intl. Premier Accredited Center.

Congratulations to the following participants and the PATH Intl. Premier Accredited Centers where they receive services:

Megan Hogan, Riding High Farm, Allentown, NJ

Chloe Prillamon, Brook Hill Retirement Center for Horses, Forest, VA

Blythe Eloise Polivka, The Sunny Horse Foundation, Broomfield, CO

Firdawsa Abjullah-Aziz, The Right Step, Inc., Littleton, CO

Lily Stoughton, EquiCenter, Inc., Honeoye, NY

Jose Lucian Rodriguez, Therapeutic Riding at Centenary – TRAC, Hackettstown, NJ

Payton Flynn, Heartland Equine Therapeutic Riding Academy (HETRA), Gretna, NE

Camden Simmons, Chastain Horse Park, Atlanta, GA

Shane Karr, TREE House of Greater St. Louis, Wentzville, MO

Finn Adair, Dreams on Horseback, Blacklick, OH

David Miller, Horses of Hope – MO, Inc., Rogersville, MO

Jodi Ciccarelli, Manes & Motions Therapeutic Riding Center, Middletown, CT

 

PATH Intl. is grateful to be part of helping these participants achieve their goals through the work of these centers. We thank those who have donated to the EAS Participant Fund for contributing to the success of these riders. If you would like to contribute to PATH Intl., visit www.pathintl.org and click Donate at the top.

About PATH Intl.:

The Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International® (PATH Intl.), formed in 1969, advances professional equine-assisted services (EAS) by empowering its members, credentialed professionals, partners and the public through rigorously developed standards, credentials and education that recognize the power of the equine-human relationship. At 721 member centers, more than 71,000 children and adults with special needs, including 8,000 veterans, may find improved health, wellness, a sense of pride, independence and fun through involvement with horses. PATH Intl. members, credentialed professionals and member centers uphold the PATH Intl. Standards, developed and adopted by the PATH Intl. membership, to ensure centers and professionals follow procedures essential to providing safe, humane, gold-standard-quality EAS programming to the public, in the broad areas of horsemanship, therapy and learning. Among its multiple EAS certification programs, PATH Intl. proudly offers the Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor certification (the PATH Intl. CTRI®); the first and only independently accredited certification program in EAS.