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Congratulations to the PATH Intl. Photo Contest 2024 Winners

Congratulations to the PATH Intl. Photo Contest 2024 Winners

For Immediate Release

DENVER, CO (October 30, 2024) ­— The Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International (PATH Intl.) is happy to announce the winners of the association’s very successful photo contest. Over 500 photos were submitted to PATH Intl. during the contest, making the 2024 contest the organization’s most participated in.

PATH Intl. would like to thank everyone who submitted photos, technical editor Lesley Shear, and all staff who worked on the photo contest. The association would also like to thank category sponsors including Markel Insurance, American Regent Inc. makers of Adequan, CommonTeri Services, Purina Equine Nutrition and Zoetis Equine, for their generous donations of prizes for their category winners. The grand and reserve champion winners will be featured on the cover of PATH Intl.’s award-winning publication Strides magazine.

 
Congratulations to the top three overall PATH Intl. Photo Contest 2024 champions:

Grand Champion:
Kelly Kimball, Fieldstone Farm, Chagrin Falls, OH

Reserve Champion:
Southern Reins Center for Equine Therapy, Collierville, TN

Champion: Mark Mahan, Central Kentucky Riding for Hope, Lexington, KY

 
Congratulations to the top seven category winners of the PATH Intl. Photo Contest 2024:

PATH Intl. Pride:
Tamlyn Corr, Maryland Therapeutic Riding Center, Crownsville, MD
Culture Representation–Showcase Your Center’s Inclusion: Tim Wood, Hearts & Horses, Inc., Loveland, CO

Credentialed Professional in Action sponsored by Markel Insurance:
Jenna O’Connor, Therapeutic Riding at Centenary (TRAC), Hackettstown, NJ

Honoring the Equine and Human Experience sponsored by Zoetis Equine:
 Dana Fielding, Special Equestrians, Warrington, PA

Behind the Scenes and Around the Barn sponsored by CommonTeri Services:
Carol Petitto, On Eagle’s Wings, Fairmont, WV

Equines in Action sponsored by American Regent Inc. makers of Adequan:
Special Methods in Learning Equine Skills, Inc., (SMILES), Darien, WI

Heroes and Horses sponsored by Purina Equine Nutrition:
Taryn Trumble, The Shea Center, San Juan Capistrano, CA

 

To view future publication of these winning images, follow PATH Intl. social media channels, subscribe to PATH Intl.’s twice monthly eNews or become a member to receive award-winning PATH Intl. Strides magazine. To request equine-assisted services images to accompany this story and others contact .

 

Contact: Sara Conant, Communications & Marketing Coordinator,
, (800) 369-7433 ext. 123

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.