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NARHA 2010 National Conference Scholarship
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NARHA continues to work diligently to grow the
number of sponsors underwriting scholarships
for NARHA's National Conference and Annual
Meeting. As leaders in the EAAT industry, we
are committed to providing our members
educational opportunities for professional
growth and center sustainability.
Click here to download the scholarship
application. Applications are due by
June 28. Submit completed
applications via email to
[email protected], via fax to (303)
252-4610, or via mail to NARHA, P.O. Box
33150, Denver, CO 80233, attn: Sandy
Artichoker.
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NARHA Selected as Breyer Donation Recipient
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NARHA has been selected as one of the
BreyerFest Beneficiaries for 2010. BreyerFest
is an annual three-day model horse collector's
festival and horse fair held at the Kentucky
Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. This year,
the event is July 23-25 and will be the 60th
anniversary celebration.
Every year, specific beneficiaries are
selected as recipients of donations raised
through BreyerFest activities, including
raffles and auctions. In the last 20 years,
Breyer has contributed more than $850,000 to
various causes.
Your participation in BreyerFest could help
raise money for NARHA. For information about
BreyerFest, including registration and
scheduling, visit
Breyer's website.
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New Documentary on
Hippotherapy |
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A new documentary on
hippotherapy was reviewed in Social Work Today.
"More Than Horseplay" by Veronica Sive and Sarah
Barton explores the intersection of therapy and
social science research, while offering a joyous
look at the experiences of three children with
cerebral palsy as they grow in self-confidence and
physical capability through participation in
hippotherapy.
Read a review of
"More Than Horseplay" in the most recent edition
of
Social Work Today.
For information on
ordering this film, email
Anthony Sweeney at Icarus Films or call him at
800-876-1710. Mention NARHA News and receive a 20
percent discount.
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CEO Search Update |
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Since the resignation of our CEO in January,
NARHA's copilots have been managing our path
very capably. At the request of the NARHA Board,
Vice President and past Finance Committee Chair
Kay Green resigned from the Board to become our
interim CEO. Along with a dedicated, talented
staff, it's been business as usual.
But alas, Kay calls Texas home, and she insisted
that interim means interim.
So the search committee immediately went to
work. After careful analysis of our in-house
success rate at hiring and retaining an
executive, the search committee began
researching professional executive placement
firms. After rounds of interviews and reference
checks, the field of firms was narrowed until
the committee was able to recommend and approve
MJM Global Services, Inc., based in Denver,
Colorado, and represented by Jim Harlan.
Jim brings over 25 years experience in finding
and successfully placing top level executives in
a wide range of industries, including aerospace,
technology, telecommunications and non-profit
associations-some of them national equine
membership associations. We liked Jim for his
credentials, for his familiar local pool of
cultivated potential candidates, because he is
an equestrian himself and because he already
knew NARHA and believed in our mission.
We also liked Jim because he started even before
the ink was dry. He knows NARHA's vision for
the future and is committed to finding the best
candidates who qualify to succeed in this
mission. Jim is now beginning his exhaustive
process, loaded on the front end with research
and discovery that will deliver skills,
characteristics and qualities that define our
new CEO. This animates the CEO job description
and gives the board a better feel for the person
needed to do the job. It is our goal to
interview a group of qualified candidates by
May.
Any questions on the search process can be
directed to the search committee, care of
Teresa Morris.
The NARHA CEO Search Committee
Patti Coyle David Foley Jody
Enget
Carolyn Malcheski Chris Sitz Jimm
Williams Teresa Morris
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Limited Time Offer for Early
Conference Registration |
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Register early for the 2010 NARHA National
Conference and Annual Meeting and
save! Participants who register at this limited
time offer rate will not yet be able to select
their sessions. However, they will receive
significant savings on this year's excellent
conference. In July, an early bird registration
price will be announced as always, and sessions
will also be available at that time.
This is a way for NARHA for say thank you to the
individuals who trust that NARHA will continue
to provide an exceptional level of educational
content.
Click here to register.
Click here for hotel reservations.
Click here to check out the conference web
page and check back often to view conference
updates as they're unveiled.
Sponsored by: Purina Mills, Markel Insurance
Company, American Quarter Horse Association, Triple
Crown Nutrition |
NARHA 2010 Awards Program |
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Nominations Due by May 14, 2010
Every year riders, instructors, volunteers and
equines invest time and energy to continue
developing the EAAT industry. So many people
and equines spend hours in the sun and cold
weather, in dusty barns and arenas to
participate in this wonderful industry. The
dedication of all these individuals and
equines is outstanding, and NARHA takes this
opportunity to honor those people with our
2010 awards program.
Click here to download the 2010 criteria
and nomination forms for our Volunteer,
Equine, Instructor, Equestrian, Sis Gould,
Veteran or James Brady Professional
Achievement awards to help us honor all those
dedicated to this amazing industry.
Some guidelines for 2010 have changed, so
please read all criteria for each award
carefully and submit a complete application
for the award of your choice. Incomplete
applications will not be reviewed.
Award nominations are due by May 14, 2010.
Please have them postmarked by this date or
submitted via email by May 14, 2010.
Please send all nominations to NARHA, Attn:
Tara McChesney, PO Box 33150, Denver, CO 80233
or email them to [email protected].
Late nominations will
not be accepted.
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Region Conference
Updates |
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The 2010 Region 5 Conference
in Indian Springs, Alabama, will be August
6-8. The spring issue of NARHA's
Strides Magazine ran an incorrect
date.
The 2010 Region 9 Conference
has been moved to July 9-11, 2010. The
conference will remain at Pegasus Project
Therapeutic Riding Center (4680 Highway
12, Yakima, WA 98908). Please look for
online registration to open back up in the
next few days, once all of the speaker
details are confirmed.
The 2010 Region 11 Conference
is June 26-28, 2010 at Giant Steps
Therapeutic Equestrian Center in
Petaluma, California. Look for more
details to come soon. Click
here for a listing of nearby
hotels.
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NARHA/EFMHA Integration Update |
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The membership has begun to
communicate its first-round of
feedback regarding the NARHA/EFMHA
integration through their
attendance at world-caf�-style
discussions at the national and
region conferences. In November
2009 the first conversation was
held at the national conference in
Ft. Worth. Despite the 6:30
a.m. start time, the room was
packed! Each of the region
conferences has or will also host
a similar discussion. An
electronic version will be made
available for members unable to be
a physical part of the
conversations. These initial
conversations are critical to
establishing the consensus of why
individuals and centers are
members of NARHA, what the EAAT
industry means to the
professionals in the field, and
when/if it's determined a new name
shall be identified for NARHA,
what that new name should portray.
Many thanks to all who have or
will participate!
When the integration steering
committee first laid out its plan
for exploring the name change
idea, the world caf� format was
the method chosen for the first
step. The conversations at this
stage are not intended to be a
vote as to whether or not the name
should change. They are meant to
gather feedback regarding the
inclusivity and broad scope of our
association. Much data gathering
is essential before a change could
ever be executed. The integration
steering committee will be asking
for the member's valued input ever
step of the way. Stay tuned!
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The NARHAbar Program: Delicious Chcocolate Bars to
Raise Money for Your Center |
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Afraid
to take on one more thing but looking for a quick
revenue boost? The NARHAbar Program is simple and
actively engages your center's families in your
success. It's easy because pride in participation is
the key! Your best ambassadors are your riders, so
let them help you put the fun back into fundraising.
The NARHA staff can attest to the delicious
quality of this chocolate. It comes in a variety
of flavors and is packaged beautifully. We love
this chocolate!
Read more about the NARHAbar program.
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CLICK4CASH Program |
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Free Program Offers Centers Extra Revenue
As you've probably read, Equestrian Collections has
partnered with NARHA to bring every NARHA center the
ability to get CASH based on the buying power of your
centers, membership, friends, family and volunteers.
NARHA recognizes that in these tough times, even the
most deserving and efficient NARHA member centers
need extra revenue sources. To this end, NARHA has
launched the CLICK4CASH program in conjunction with
Equestrian Collections.
The CLICK4CASH program is a FREE, NO COST program
that can bring your center an ongoing CASH income.
Your center will receive 8 percent of every order
that originates from your website. This is a WIN-WIN
- NO COST, and UNLIMITED potential earnings for your
center.
We have created a
shopping area on Equestrian Collections for EAAT-focused
products, but your shoppers can shop the entire
site, maximizing the potential revenue for your
center. All you have to do is get shoppers to click
on your Shop & Change a Life button
before they do the regular shopping they would do
anyway.
Sign up today for the CLICK4CASH program. You cannot
lose with this FREE, NO COST program!
Click here and follow the steps to join.
Once you have signed up, you will receive an email
with step-by-step instructions for how to retrieve
the Shop & Change a Life banner to place on your
center's website.
Any questions? Please
email Nina and reference CLICK4CASH in the
subject line.
Participating centers report
having already received their first checks from
ShareASale,
some totaling nearly $200!
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GAIT Techniques Taught to South Korean
Veterinary Students |
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Martha Dubensky, GAIT volunteers and South Korean
students
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G.A.I.T. (Genuine Alternative In Therapy), a NARHA
Premier Accredited Center, was recently featured
in the story "A GAIT to the east opened" by
Marilyn Rosenthal in the Pike County Courier.
Several veterinary medicine students from
Gyeongsang National University in South Korea had
visited Martha Dubensky's center in Milford,
Pennsylvania, as part of their "Animal Assisted
Therapy" program at the Veterinary Medical School
in Busan.
According to Rosenthal's story, the veterinary
program hopes to teach others in South Korea about
the practical use and importance of hippotherapy
and are using the infrastructure of organizations
like G.A.I.T. to help them start a similar project
in Korea.
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Equine Industry Survey Results Released to
Public |
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A total of 11,171 people who own, lease, or manage
horses completed the American Horse Publications'
Horse Industry Survey designed to gauge
participation trends in the U.S. horse industry.
This was the largest survey of hands-on owners and
managers of horses in the United States ever
conducted.
There were five main sections of the survey:
demographics, horse ownership, horsekeeping
costs, issues facing the equine industry, and
horse health care.
"This survey shows some good news: Even during
current times with a struggling economy, a
majority of respondents expect to be able to
continue participating in the equine industry at
the same level that they are now; some even
expect to increase their levels of participation
over the next few years," said Dr. C. Jill
Stowe, an assistant professor of agricultural
economics at the University of Kentucky.
"Moreover, many horse handlers will make
sacrifices in other areas of their lives to
continue their involvement in the equine
industry. ... Respondents are also clear that
the welfare of the horse is of the utmost
importance as individuals and policy makers make
decisions regarding the future of the equine
industry."
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