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New
Platinum Sponsor
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PATH Intl. welcomes Bimeda,
makers of Equimax, as its newest Platinum Sponsor! As a part of this
sponsorship, Equimax will sponsor the full-day Horse Expo November 3,
2012, at Little Bit TRC in Woodinville, WA, during the 2012 PATH Intl.
Conference and Annual Meeting. Welcome, Equimax!
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Buying
Horse Supplies?
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Want to buy supplies for your
horse while supporting PATH Intl.? Check out Amicus Equine, where
8 percent of your purchase can be donated to PATH Intl. Thank you for
your support!
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Professional
Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International
March
6, 2012
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Thank
You for Your Gifts to PATH Intl.
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Thanks to our 2011 Year End
Campaign donors, we not only met our goal but exceeded it! We
appreciate all our veteran donors as well as the numerous new donor
names and faces this year.
Many of you give to PATH Intl. each year so that YOUR professional
association can provide the expertise, education and standards required
to guide instructors, other professionals and centers in the provision
of safe and meaningful equine-assisted activities and therapies. Your
donations have given us the support to initiate a webinar training
program so that we can provide the most up-to-date training in the most
efficient and effective manner possible.
In addition, donations to the Pat and Jackie Mullins Scholarship Fund
provide scholarships to the PATH Intl. Conference and Annual Meeting.
As one 2011 conference attendee shared, "Horses and therapeutic
riding have made such a difference in my life and taught me so much
about patience and problem solving. Horses helped me so much during my
adolescence and I hope to be able to use this opportunity to increase
my knowledge and share it with my students."
Thank you for giving to PATH Intl.
Kay Green
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Apply
Now for 2012 PATH Intl. Conference Scholarships
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 PATH Intl.
continues to work diligently to obtain funding sources to ensure the
maximum opportunity to underwrite scholarships for the PATH Intl.
Conference and Annual Meeting. As leaders in the industry, we are
committed to providing our members with opportunities for continuing
education and professional development. We are excited to offer these
opportunities to experience the PATH Intl. Conference to those new as
well as experienced in the field.
The 2012 PATH Intl. Conference and Annual Meeting Scholarship
application and the 2012 Marjorie V. Kittredge Equine-Facilitated
Psychotherapy and Learning Scholarship application are due by email,
fax or mail postmarked no later than June 11, 2012.
Click here to download applications.
We wish you the best of luck with your application.
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2012
PATH Intl. Conference Call for Papers
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The 2012 PATH Intl. Conference
is October 31-November 3 in Bellevue, WA, just outside Seattle. At this
time PATH Intl. is conducting a call for papers. You are invited to
submit an abstract highlighting your organization's innovations, your
insights or research and how they may benefit the equine-assisted
activities and therapies field.
Abstracts must be submitted electronically.
Click here to download abstract information.
Click here to begin the abstract
submission process.
These links are also available on the PATH Intl. conference
webpage.
Abstracts
must be submitted to PATH Intl. by April 6, 2012.
No submissions will be
accepted after April 6.
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Recruit
New Members to PATH Intl. and Win
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We at Professional Association
of Therapeutic Horsemanship International (PATH Intl.) know that our
current members are the best possible source for new members who could
benefit from all PATH Intl. has to offer.
With our special Member-Get-A-Member drive, we've made referring
colleagues to PATH Intl. easier than ever! Forward an application to them or direct
them to Join Now to download
an application. Or direct them to the PATH Intl. store to
join online. Ask your friend to enter your name as his/her
"referred by." Then tell another friend... and another... and
another to win prizes.
Last year, Lorrie Miller was the 1st prize winner and won the spa
weekend. Anthony Busacca won a $100 restaurant gift card, and Joyce
Scott won a conference scholarship.
This year, the grand prize is a two-night stay at one of four exciting
locations! Click here for full
details and prizes.
Thank you for your efforts for all members recruited by June 29, 2012!
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PATH
Intl. Logo Wear Now Available Online!
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PATH Intl.
has launched a new Pro Shop for logo merchandise!
Choose from thousands of
clothing and merchandise items. Then select the association-approved
logo that's right for you, and it will be embroidered or silkscreened
on your chosen items. There are logos for Certified Instructors,
Premier Accredited Centers and many more that you can add to any of the
items. Shop a full-range of hip styles of t-shirts, jackets, anything
you can imagine!
Many clothing items allow
further customization such as adding your name or your center name to
the embroidery.
Show
your pride in accomplishment. Click here to start shopping today!
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Join
the Society of Visionaries
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 Have you heard
about the Society of Visionaries and all the fun they are having? This
past fall, Society of Visionaries members met famed jockey Chris
McCarron, toured Keeneland Racetrack and received a one-of-a-kind tour of
Darley Thoroughbred Farm.
Click here for more information on how you can join the Society of
Visionaries this November in Seattle. Or contact Megan
Ream for information.
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Federation
of Horses in Education and Therapy International (HETI) Name Change
Official
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It's official. The Federation of
Riding for the Disabled International (FRDI) is now the Federation of
Horses in Education and Therapy International (HETI). "With this
name we give credit to where it is due: the horse," said Executive
Director Gisela Heimsath-Rhodes. "Equines deliver those special
ingredients, the movement, the special emotional connection, and the
non-judgmental disposition that make our work so effective."
Heimsath-Rhodes is also a PATH Intl. Certified Instructor, a PATH Intl.
Certified Vaulting Instructor, has served on the PATH Intl. Vaulting
Committee, and has given much of her time, talents and passion to PATH
Intl.
 Those at HETI are hard at work on presenting the
XIV International Congress for Therapeutic Horse Riding April 24-27,
2012, in Athens, Greece. The keynote lecture of the Opening Ceremony,
"The Horse in Ancient Greece: Riding on Old Paths," will be
given by Irini Papageorgiou, archaeologist and curator in the Department
of Prehistoric, Ancient Greek and Roman Collections, Benaki Museum.
Click here for information on the
Congress, including the upcoming program and registration
information.
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A
Good Reason to Renew Your PATH Intl. Center Membership Today!
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PATH Intl. center members who
renew before the membership grace period ends on March 31st will receive
a very functional gift from PATH Intl. As you have been reading in the eNews, the PATH Intl. Standards for
Certification and Accreditation (fondly known as the Standards Manual) is
in the process of being completely reorganized for user-friendliness and
to reflect the changes, growth and progress made in the field of
equine-assisted activities and therapies.
Want to get your center's policies and procedures reorganized in keeping
with the updated Standards
Manual to be published in July? For all centers renewing
before March 31, a new tabbed file folder system will be part of the
center's renewal package. In July, the 2012 edition of the PATH Intl. Standards for
Certification and Accreditation CD will be mailed and
available online. Standards will be available electronically in a
one-standard-per-page format to make it easier to reorganize with the
change.
PATH Intl. Center Member renewals are past due. Centers that have not
yet renewed have until March 31st to renew before membership expires.
See below for information on how to renew.
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PATH
Intl. Center Renewals
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As a reminder, center renewals
were due December 31. Centers renewing between now and March 31, 2012
must include a $50 late fee with their center renewal. The 90-day
membership renewal grace period began on January 1, 2012. If you have
already renewed your center membership, thank you.
Premier Accredited
Centers: please note the new Accreditation
Reinstatement Policy for PACs
who do not renew prior to March 31, 2012.
Click here to renew online.
NOTE: The center's primary contact or executive director must be logged
in to their personal account in order to renew online.
A hard copy renewal is still an option. Download and complete the center
renewal booklet and renewal invoice from the PATH Intl. website, and mail
it in.
Click here to download the center renewal
booklet.
Centers that prefer to pay by check may now complete the center renewal
booklet online and mail a check for center membership dues.
Click here for
instructions on renewing your center membership online.
Reminder:
Send in Your Instructor Report
If you are renewing your center
membership online, be sure to send in your instructor report. The
membership department has received many online renewals but only a
handful of instructor reports. Your
center will be considered non-compliant if the instructor report is not
received.
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PATH
Intl. and PATH Intl. Centers Featured in the News
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Fieldstone Farm
Therapeutic Riding Center, a PATH Intl. Premier Accredited
Center in Chagrin Falls, OH, and Gaitway High School were featured on the
Channel 3 News February 7. Click here to watch the clip.
The American Quarter Horse Foundation
Quarterly featured PATH
Intl. on the front page of its first quarter issue in the
article "American Quarter Horses Honored by PATH
International." Five out of the 11 regional winners for 2011 PATH
Intl. Equine of the Year were American Quarter Horses. According to the
article, "American Quarter Horses in PATH programs have touched the
hearts and minds of not just the disabled, but the trainers, family
members and volunteers as well." We thank AQHA for its continued
support and sponsorship of PATH Intl.
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PATH
Intl. Equine Specialist Certification Subcommittee Seeks Members
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The PATH Intl.
Equine Specialist Certification Subcommittee seeks one or two
enthusiastic new members to join the committee. Applicants should have a
strong interest in therapeutic riding, EFL and EFP, desire to continue
the development of and improve the equine specialist certification. Click
here to read the subcommittee description
and requirements.
To express your interest in this opportunity to serve PATH Intl. and the
field of therapeutic riding and mental health, submit a letter or email
of interest and a resume to PATH Intl., Attn: Tara McChesney. The submission deadline is March 14, 2012.
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Announcing
PATH Intl. Webinars
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The next webinar is "Steps
to Successful Accreditation" on Monday, April 16 at 5:30 p.m.
(Mountain Time). To register, log in to the PATH Intl. online store.
Space is limited to the first 15 registrants.
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In August 2011 a
task force was formed to review the current organization of the PATH Intl. Standards for
Certification and Accreditation manual. In the course of the
review, it is evident that due to increased activities and certifications
and yearly additions to the Standards
Manual the time has come for a reorganization of the content.
While the content remains the same, the intent is to eliminate
duplications and create a much more user friendly manual with the
publication of the 2012 edition. Click here for more
details.
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Upcoming
Region Conferences: Save the Date
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Other dates will be coming soon. Check the region conference calendar
or your region's webpage for the latest details.
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A
Few Do's and Don'ts of Social Networking Etiquette
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There are a lot of articles on
the web about social networking etiquette. (By the way, we've posted a few guidelines about PATH
Intl. Community Connections on the website.) It can be tricky knowing
what is okay to post and what might be better left off your page or
someone else's.
 Here are just a few Dos and Don'ts for those who
use Facebook.
Do:
- Send a
personal message about private matters rather than posting it on
someone's wall. Common courtesy also dictates that some information
be given through a phone call.
- Be mindful
about what you post. Remember, the status update denigrating a
business today might be a future employer or reference tomorrow.
- Be careful
of your tone. Remember that on social networks, body language (which
accounts for a good deal of communication) is lost.
Don't:
- Vent about
your work. Even with stringent privacy settings, there is always a
risk that someone will see your post that you didn't intend. Just
remember that what you post can be seen by many different people,
organizations and businesses as well as friends.
- Overshare.
Your friends don't really want to know what you are doing every 10
minutes.
One more Do:
Like us on Facebook.
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PATH
Intl. Events Calendar
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Unless otherwise
noted, contact Abby Hendren at (800) 369-7433, ext. 104, with
questions. All dates are subject to change. To register for an event,
please contact the host site directly. You can locate its contact
information under Find a Center on the
PATH Intl. home page or on the PATH Intl. events calendar.
PATH Intl. Equine
Specialist in Mental Health and Learning Workshop and Practical Skills
Testing
March 17-20, 2012
Happy Trails in Visalia, CA
May 23-26, 2012
Horses Help in Phoenix, AZ
September 14-16, 2012
Sunnyside Equestrian Center in Lincroft, NJ
October 24-27, 2012
Hearts & Horses, Inc. in Loveland, CO
PATH Intl. Driving
Workshop and Certification combination event
Workshop is held the
first 2-1/2 days, certification held the last 2-1/2 days. Specific
schedule sent by host site.
August 7-11, 2012
BraveHearts at the Bergmann Center in Poplar Grove, IL
September 25-29, 2012
Horse Power @ Touchstone Farm in Temple, NH
PATH Intl.
Advanced Certification Event
March 11-12, 2012
EQUEST in Wylie, TX
April 15-17, 2012
Horses Help in Phoenix, AZ
May 29-31, 2012
High Hopes Therapeutic Riding in Old Lyme, CT
September 10-12, 2012
BraveHearts in Harvard, IL
November 16-18, 2012
Maryland Therapeutic Riding in Annapolis, MD
PATH Intl.
Vaulting Workshop/Certification Event
August 24-27, 2012
Riding to the Top in Windham, ME
PATH Intl. Mentor Training
May 20-21, 2012
Saddle Up! in Franklin, TN
PATH Intl.
Evaluator Training
June 2-3, 2012
BraveHearts at the Bergmann Centre in Polar Grove, IL
- Interested
in becoming an evaluator for the onsite certification events? This
is the event to attend.
- This will
be the only training offered in 2012.
- Advanced
Instructors only.
- Prior
completion of PATH Intl. Mentor Training required.
- Contact: Meggan Hill-McQueeney, (815) 765-2113.
Please visit the PATH Intl. events
calendar for a list of
2012 Registered On-Site Workshops and Certifications.
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correspondence about this newsletter to PATH Intl. eNews coordinator. PATH Intl.
eNews is a benefit of Professional Association of Therapeutic
Horsemanship International membership. No portion of this publication may
be reproduced by any mechanical, photographic, scanned or electronic
process without written permission from PATH Intl. PATH Intl. reserves
the right to reject, accept and edit submitted material. PATH Intl. eNews is
intended as an information exchange and an opportunity for communication
for members in the field of equine assisted activities. The
opinions, practices or products presented in PATH Intl. eNews do not
necessarily reflect PATH Intl. policy, imply PATH Intl. endorsement or
comply with PATH Intl. standards.
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