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Vice President: Megan Watson Treasurer: Secretary:
Kirsten Smith Virginia Pohler
Pat DiMambro Directors: ManeLine Editor: Kate Day therapeutic riding... horses helping people ManeLine OnTRA News June 2014 Show your Stuff at SAri Therapeutic riding On May 4th, SARI Therapeutic Riding in Arva, ON., held their second
annual “Show Your Stuff” event. Seventeen riders competed in costume, obstacle, poles, command and dressage divisions. Competitors were awarded ribbons as well as first place prizes from Greenhawk. Congratulations to all participants and a special thank you to the volunteers who made the event possible! See you next year! The OnTRA “Show Your Stuff!” grant is designed for therapeutic riding
establishments that are current members of OnTRA. These funds are to be used to assist in covering the expenses to host a horse show or fun day for therapeutic riding participants. For more information on OnTRA’s grant pro-
2014 OnTRA MEMBER CENTRES
ASHBURN: The Stables at WindReach Farm - 905-655-5827 BARRIE/ORILLIA: Stonegate Farm - 705-791-4441 BELLEVILLE: Quinte Therapeutic Riding Assn.- 613-395-4472 BRACEBRIDGE:With Care Oke-Cook Family Farm- 705-645-5866 BRAMPTON/CALEDON: Caledon Equestrian School - 905 584-2022 CALEDON EAST: Peace Ranch - 905-584-9156 CARLETON PLACE: Lanark County Therapeutic Riding Program - 613 257-7121 ext. 236 CORNWALL: Brave-Hearts Riding Club - 613-528-1616 GREELY: TROtt - 613-821-1844 GUELPH: Sunrise Therapeutic Riding & Learning Centre - 519-837-0558 HAMILTON: T.E.A.D. - 905-679-8323 KARS: Tranquil Acres. - (613) 489-5294 KITCHENER: CODRP / Pride Stables - 519-653-4686 LONDON: SARI Therapeutic Riding - 519-666-1123 MILTON: Windrush Stable Therapeutic Riding Centre - 905-854-6008 ORANGEVILLE: EQUUS 3D - 519-940-0048 OWEN SOUND: G.R.A.C.E. - 519-372-2721 PETERBOROUGH: PARD Therapeutic Riding - 705 742-6441 PETROLIA: Tomlynn Acres Reg. Quarter Horses - 519-882-0958 PORT BURWELL: Jabez Therapy Ranch - 519-773-3354 PORT ELGIN: P.R.A.N.C.E. - 519-832-2522 SCHOMBERG: KR Equestrian - 416-995-3842 SHELBURNE: Traditions Farm Therapeutic Riding Centre - 519-925-1866 ST. CATHARINES: Horse Alternative Therapeutic Services - 905-704-9820 SAULT STE. MARIE: Therapeutic Ride Algoma - 705 945-8546 THUNDER BAY: Thunder Bay Therapeutic Riding Assoc.- 807-472-5650 TORONTO: C.A.R.D. - 416-667-8600 TORONTO: Saddle Up For Success - 416-932-1919 TOTTENHAM: Awesome Acres Therapeutic Riding Centre - (905) 936-1197 VAL RITA: Northern Lights Therapeutic Riding Assoc. - 705-335-2441 WHITBY: Durham Therapeutic Riding Assoc. - 905-668-6680 WINDSOR: Windsor-Essex Therapeutic Riding Assoc. - 519-969-1261
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dangerous sport therefore you should verify the safety procedures & the certification of the instructors at the therapeutic riding facility of your choice.
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Research Indicates Combining Horses and Children with Autism in a Therapy Setting May Improve Motor Performance and Behavior
children with Autism Spectrum Dis- order as they participated in 12 weeks of 45-minute weekly hip- potherapy sessions. These weekly treatments were conducted by an occupational therapist (OT) or OT
Research Foundation provided fund- ing to Washington University in St. Louis with the purpose of determin- ing if using horse movement (hip- potherapy) could improve balance and behavior in children with Autism. The team measured out- comes from Occupational and Physi- cal Therapy using horse movement (hippotherapy) for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The project was innovative because it used objective quantitative data collection in addition to qualitative standardized clinical scales. The project followed thirteen
Chagrin Falls, Ohio – Research from Washington University in St Louis indicates that treating children who have autism in occupational therapy sessions utilizing the movements of the horse, commonly called hip- potherapy, may significantly improve balance, social responsive- ness and other “life outcomes.” The Horses and Humans
studied indicated that participants had significant improvements in bal- ance. Improving balance may enable these children to participate in many activities which may have previously been difficult for them. Qualitative- ly, interviews with parents to mea- sure social responsiveness, sensory response, adaptive behaviors and outcomes at home, at school and on the playground were used to deter- mine if treatments made a difference in the lives of the participants with ASD. Several “life outcomes” were
used for children with ASD,” said Principal Investigator Tim L. Shurtl- eff, OTD, OTR/L. “However, up to this point no systematic evidence had been published on the impact of hip- potherapy on children with ASD. No studies of hippotherapy have been reported about children with ASD but many children with ASD partici- pate in hippotherapy. Evidence was needed to support treatment plan- ning, and to support reimbursement for these interventions.” Quantitatively, several variables
Assistant who used horses, their movement and related activities as a primary part of the OT treatment. “Hippotherapy is commonly
potherapy treatment may provide an alternative treatment that could enable children with ASD to partici- pate more in typical activities of childhood with their peers. Horses and Humans Research
found to be significant. Parents reported the child learned to listen better, became less stubborn or sullen, showed higher levels of con- fidence during participation in leisure activities, played and interacted more appropriately with peers and they gained better body awareness. Based upon these results, hip-
Janine Langley, Kate Day, Viki LaCombe, Simone Knowles, Jo-Anne Chevalier
Foundation is the only organization dedicated solely to funding research to support the equine-assisted activi- ties and therapies field. Since its founding, HHRF has awarded $400,000 in professional research efforts led by eight research teams in the United States, Canada and Ger- many. This is the second grant the Washington University in St Louis team has received from HHRF. To make a donation and/or
http://www.horsesandhumans.org. or visit
learn more about this and other Hors- es and Humans Research Foundation projects please email info@hors-
esandhumans.org
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