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A New Kind of Village – An Intern’s Project for Special Equestrians
Author: Special Equestrians
Dateline: Fri, 07 Aug 2009
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WARRINGTON, Pa., Aug. 7 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- "I wanted to make a difference to improve the rider's experience during my time at Special Equestrians," states intern Louis Taylor. As part of a unique collaboration between Foundations Community Partnership and Special Equestrians, Louis worked for ten weeks as a student intern for the Summer Youth Corp Program, sponsored through Foundations Community Partnership. During that time he divided his time between intensive classes, and Special Equestrians Therapeutic Horseback Riding Programs.
The result of his work is a moveable "village" where the children who ride at Special Equestrians can practice their life-skills. They will be able to ride their horses to the post office or grocery store, while their instructors give them letters to mail or provide a list from which they can shop.
"The new village is bright, colorful and action oriented which encourages our riders to interact with their environment, peers, horse and instructor, we are very happy that our outdoor riding areas have been enhanced first by our sensory trail and now by our village," says Anne Reynolds, Program Director for Special Equestrians.
Anne and Mary Beth Coggshall, Field Supervisor from Foundations Community Partnership, both supervised Louis during his placement. Mary Beth said: "My favorite part of this experience was having an opportunity to get to know these bright, motivated students and seeing them progress through their placements. I also enjoyed visiting them during their time with the agencies, and learning about places like Special Equestrians."
Special Equestrians, a Forbes Enterprise Award winner, is a 501(c)3 non-profit therapeutic riding program located at 2800 Street Road in Warrington, Pennsylvania. Our mission is to improve the physical, mental, and emotional well being of individuals with disabilities through the equine experience. Founded in 1982 Special Equestrians has grown from a one horse, one rider, one volunteer program to a thriving organization with 9 horses, 17 staff members, and over 100 volunteers serving 125 children and adults with emotional, mental and physical disabilities each year.
For more information please call 215-918-1001, or visit our Web site at www.specialequestrians.org.
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*(Photo Caption/Cutline: Louis Taylor and a piece from the village he created.)
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Dateline: Fri, 07 Aug 2009
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: “WARRINGTON, Pa. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- 'I wanted to make a difference to improve the rider's experience during my time at Special Equestrians,' states intern Louis Taylor. As part of a unique collaboration between Foundations Community Partnership and Special Equestrians, Louis worked for ten weeks as a student intern for the Summer Youth Corp Program, sponsored through Foundations Community Partnership. During that time he divided his time between intensive classes, and Special Equestrians Therapeutic Horseback Riding Programs.”
A R T I C L E:
WARRINGTON, Pa., Aug. 7 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- "I wanted to make a difference to improve the rider's experience during my time at Special Equestrians," states intern Louis Taylor. As part of a unique collaboration between Foundations Community Partnership and Special Equestrians, Louis worked for ten weeks as a student intern for the Summer Youth Corp Program, sponsored through Foundations Community Partnership. During that time he divided his time between intensive classes, and Special Equestrians Therapeutic Horseback Riding Programs.
The result of his work is a moveable "village" where the children who ride at Special Equestrians can practice their life-skills. They will be able to ride their horses to the post office or grocery store, while their instructors give them letters to mail or provide a list from which they can shop.
"The new village is bright, colorful and action oriented which encourages our riders to interact with their environment, peers, horse and instructor, we are very happy that our outdoor riding areas have been enhanced first by our sensory trail and now by our village," says Anne Reynolds, Program Director for Special Equestrians.
Anne and Mary Beth Coggshall, Field Supervisor from Foundations Community Partnership, both supervised Louis during his placement. Mary Beth said: "My favorite part of this experience was having an opportunity to get to know these bright, motivated students and seeing them progress through their placements. I also enjoyed visiting them during their time with the agencies, and learning about places like Special Equestrians."
Special Equestrians, a Forbes Enterprise Award winner, is a 501(c)3 non-profit therapeutic riding program located at 2800 Street Road in Warrington, Pennsylvania. Our mission is to improve the physical, mental, and emotional well being of individuals with disabilities through the equine experience. Founded in 1982 Special Equestrians has grown from a one horse, one rider, one volunteer program to a thriving organization with 9 horses, 17 staff members, and over 100 volunteers serving 125 children and adults with emotional, mental and physical disabilities each year.
For more information please call 215-918-1001, or visit our Web site at www.specialequestrians.org.
*(PHOTO 72dpi: www.Send2Press.com/mediaboom/09-0807-SpecEques_72dpi.jpg)
*(Photo Caption/Cutline: Louis Taylor and a piece from the village he created.)
All referenced product names, and other marks, are trademarks of their respective owners. Costs associated with the dissemination of this news announcement were donated by Neotrope®.
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Copyright © 2009 by Special Equestrians and Send2Press® Newswire, a service of Neotrope® - all rights reserved. Information believed accurate but not guaranteed. Sourced on: freeNewsArticles.com.
• Web Image (72dpi): https://www.send2press.com/mediaboom/09-0807-SpecEques_72dpi.jpg
• Story Title: A New Kind of Village - An Intern's Project for Special Equestrians
• REFERENCE KEYWORDS/TERMS: foundations community partnership, , , special equestrians charity, NonProfit and Charities, , , .
IMPORTANT NOTICE: some content which is considered "old" or "archival" may reference an event which has already occurred; some content possibly considered "advertorial" may also reference a promotion or time-limited/sensitive offering, and in all of these instances certain material may no longer be valid. For notably stale content, you should directly contact the company/person mentioned in the text (Special Equestrians); this site cannot assist you with information about products/services mentioned in the news article, nor handle any complaints or other issues related to any person/company mentioned or promoted in the above text. Information believed accurate but not guaranteed as of original date of story [Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:08:28 GMT].
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