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New
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Have you seen the new PATH
Intl. Donate Now web page? Donating is now easier than ever. Click here
to donate today.
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PATH
Intl. Is a BreyerFest Beneficiary
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PATH Intl. wants to thank
BreyerFest for once again including PATH Intl. as a beneficiary of its
2012 "British Invasion" event July 20-22 at the Kentucky
Horse Park. Early Bird registration
is available through April 2.
Thank you to Reeve International and BreyerFest for helping PATH Intl.
inspire and enrich the human spirit through the power of the horse!
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Professional
Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International
March
20, 2012
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PATH
Intl. Partners With Wounded Warrior Project
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PATH Intl.� has partnered with Wounded Warrior
Project� (WWP) to provide equine-assisted activities and therapies
(EAAT) for WWP alumni. WWP has made a significant gift of a $200,000
grant to PATH Intl. for the purpose of awarding scholarships for EAAT to
WWP alumni who have expressed an interest in therapeutic horsemanship.
An electronic broadcast was
sent by WWP to 1,834 of its alumni, defined as Wounded Warriors who
incurred service-connected injuries on or after September 11, 2001. The
initial broadcast focused on regions identified by WWP as needing
activities for local WWP alumni. Local alumni interested in
participating in EAAT returned an expression of interest to WWP. WWP
matched those alumni from 11 states with PATH Intl. Premier Accredited
Centers that offer services to veterans. Click here to read the
story.
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The Standards
Reorganization Task Force is excited to preview the new sections in the
upcoming 2012 edition of the PATH
Intl. Standards for Certification and Accreditation. You'll
remember that due to increased activities and certifications and yearly
additions to the Standards
Manual, the task force was formed to reorganize 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.
Core Standards
- Administration
and Business Section
- Organization,
emergency procedures, safety regulations, risk management,
business practices and written policies/procedures
- Facilities
Section
- Building/grounds
maintenance, safety, equipment storage and maintenance and
activity area
- Equine Welfare
and Management Section
- Equine
management, training, conditioning and care
Activities Standards
- The
activity used in achieving a goal
- Mounted
section
- Driving
section
- Interactive
vaulting section
- Ground
section
Service Standards
- The
service that determines the outcome of the goal
- Equestrian
skills section (riding, driving or vaulting goals)
- Medical/mental
health section (hippotherapy or EFP goals)
Click here to see more
details.
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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.
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.
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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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Be
an Exhibitor at the 2012 PATH Intl. Conference
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Get your product or service in
front of nearly 1,000 professionals in the EAAT field by exhibiting at
the 2012 PATH Intl. Conference and Annual Meeting in Bellevue, WA,
October 31-November 3, 2012. Click here for information. There is a
$100 discount for those who register by May 15, plus a $50 member
discount anytime. Contact Megan Ream with any
questions.
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Equine
Welfare Tip
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Whoa There!
Take It Slow and Easy on the Grass
By Sherri Velte,
Equine Welfare Committee
Spring is just around the corner. So are longer, brighter, warmer days
that bring lush, green pastures back to life in which our horses will
frolic around. Spring also means it's time to think about feed changes.
Now is a good time to ask a few questions: Does my horse have some
winter weight to shed? Will my horse's work load be increasing? What is
the best way to introduce my horse to the new spring grass in his
pasture? This issue's equine welfare tip will give you some ideas why
and how to help your horse adjust slowly to spring grass. Read more
The Equine Welfare
Committee encourages positive and engaging educational exploration from
our readers - we'd love to hear your feedback! Please let us know if
you have any questions about our tip or have a suggestion about
specific topics you would be interested in learning more about in the
future. Email Kristin Mason, EWC chair.
Thank you!
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PATH
Intl. Survey Respondent Wins PATH Intl. Conference Registration
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Thank you to everyone who answered the
survey questions about future PATH Intl. conferences. We had 765 survey
respondents! We value your input in helping us offer the best possible
conferences.
Laurie Flanagan in Pennsylvania was the
winner of the 2012 PATH Intl. Conference and Annual Meeting registration.
Congratulations, Laurie! Please contact Jaime Covington for registration information.
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PATH
Intl. Premier Accredited Center on "The Biggest Loser" Tonight
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Therapeutic
Horsemanship, a PATH Intl. Premier Accredited Center in Wentzville, MO,
will be featured on the national television show "The Biggest
Loser" tonight, March 20, 7 p.m. Central time, on NBC. "We have
not seen the spot yet, but the show's cast and crew were extremely
impressed with our program during their two-hour shoot here last
week," said Monica Marsh, the center's executive director.
"This is a great way to let your friends and family know what we do
here and how Equine Assisted Therapies and Activities affect the lives of
so many people in our community and around the globe!"
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PATH
Intl. Launches New Online Pro Shop for Logo Merchandise
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Customize
your gear
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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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PATH
Intl. Center Membership Grace Period Ends March 31, 2012
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As a reminder, center renewals
were due December 31, 2011. 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 that 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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A
Good Reason to Renew Your PATH Intl. Center Membership Today!
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PATH Intl. center members that
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 above for information on how to renew.
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Standards
Reorganization - Center Accreditation Grace Period
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Centers that submit their
application for accreditation prior to June 30, 2012, will use the 2011
edition of the PATH
Intl. Standards for Certification and Accreditation for their
visit. Any requests to accredit using the 2012 edition of the Standards Manual
must be made in writing to the PATH Intl. office prior to the scheduling
of site visitors. To make a request, contact Abby Hendren.
Centers that apply after July 1, 2012, and have their site visit prior to
December 31, 2012, will have the choice to accredit using the 2011 or
2012 edition of the Standards
Manual.
All site visits that take place after January 1, 2013, will accredit
using the 2012 edition of the Standards
Manual.
Please email Abby Hendren if you have any questions.
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Senior
Horse Care Book Now in PATH Intl. Store
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If your horse
is 15 years or older, this book is for you! It's like having a
senior-horse specialist in your barn! Will your horse be fit and shiny
when he's in his 20s? Will he have a bounce in his step? It's not
entirely up to genes and chance. Your care and management can make a
difference in how well your horse ages.
To order Hands-On Senior Horse Care by Karen E.N. Hayes, DVM, MS &
Sue Copeland for $5.30 S&H, please click here.
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Foundation
Directory a Center Member Benefit
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Did you know every PATH Intl. member
center has free access to the Foundation Directory Online as a PATH Intl.
center member benefit? If a center were to subscribe individually, it
would cost approximately $2,000.
To
access the Foundation Directory Online, log in to the PATH Intl. website
using your executive director or primary contact email and password. Then
under My Center Membership,
you will see the Foundation Directory listed. Click on it and start
researching. This technological tool allows every center access to a
database of over 98,000 grant-makers to help PATH Intl. centers find
funding for programs and operating costs.
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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 for a
chance to win prizes.
This year, the grand prize is a two-night stay at one of four exciting
locations! Click here for full
details and prizes. Remember, the Member-Get-A-Member drive ends June
29, 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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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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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
May 23-26, 2012
Horses Help in Phoenix, AZ
August 27-30, 2012
National Ability Center in Park City, UT
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
The event will start the evening of the 25th and end the evening of the
29th; contact host site for detailed schedule.
PATH Intl.
Advanced Certification Event
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
None scheduled at this time
PATH Intl. Mentor Training
May 20-21, 2012
Saddle Up! in Franklin, TN
October 15-16, 2012
Horses Help in Phoenix, AZ
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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Please direct
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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