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Corporate
Member Offers Special to PATH Intl. Members
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SureHands Lift and Care
Systems, a PATH Intl. Corporate Member who exhibited at the PATH
Intl. Conference in San Diego, is offering a special to PATH Intl.
Members in California and Nevada -- $500 off a SureHands lift system
when you contact them for a site evaluation and quote by Dec. 31, 2014.
Contact their CA Rep, Lift & Transfer Specialists at (877) 542-5438
and mention this offer. This is a great opportunity for your center to
check into lift solutions for your participants!
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Professional
Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International
Recipients
of the 2013 Equine Industry Vision Award
sponsored
by Zoetis, presented by American Horse Publications
November 18, 2014
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Message
From CEO Kathy Alm
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The annual conference in
San Diego was a great time of learning and connecting. Throughout the
conference, I shared my thoughts on the future of PATH Intl. and the
EAAT industry and updated the membership on progress toward our
strategic goals. For those of you unable to attend conference this
year, here is a snippet of what those attending heard:
"I believe
that PATH Intl. should be a household name - a trusted brand that
everyone knows means safe and effective EAAT services are found here.
That's a simple statement to make, but it's what Jim Collins would call
a BEHAG: A Big Hairy Audacious Goal. Through execution of our strategic
plan, I know we can make that vision a reality. Progress to date
includes a thorough analysis of our current instructor credentialing
process with a roadmap for improvement and the formation of a Quality
Assurance Task Force whose recommendations on the creation of an
effective grievance procedure provide a process for ensuring that
membership is upholding the standards.
"Other areas
of focus include: Best practice standards for the treatment of our
partner, the equine; research focused on outcomes that support the work
being done at our centers; educational opportunities that provide the
ongoing education necessary to be successful; alignment with
universities and colleges and other institutions of learning to ensure
their teaching aligns with our standards and that we are working
together to make a career in EAAT viable, including a living wage; and
finally and equally as important, partnerships throughout the EAAT
community to make the industry stronger as a whole."
I look forward to
continued progress as we move forward together.
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Center
Membership Renewals
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Thank you for your
commitment to safety, ethical practices and professionalism in
equine-assisted activities and therapies. To ensure that PATH Intl.
continues to provide your center with premium education and to maintain
uninterrupted access to the wealth of benefits available to PATH Intl.
centers, please
renew your center membership by December 31.
Online center renewal for 2015 is now available. Online registration
makes it especially easy to renew your registration before it expires.
With the elimination of paper, you'll end any worry about losing your
form on the desk or in the mail.
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.
If you need to update the primary contact for your center, please send
in a center change notification form or a premier accredited center change notification
form.
Of course, if you prefer to send in a hard copy renewal, that is still
an option. Download and complete the center renewal booklet and renewal
invoice, 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.
For more information about renewing your center membership, please
visit our FAQ page or the Center Renewal page.
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WWP
& PATH Intl. Level 2 Warrior Intensive Workshop Pilot Program
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PATH Intl. and
Wounded Warrior Project are excited to announce the Level 2 Warrior
Intensive Workshop Pilot Program for 2015! These workshops will
provide opportunities for 40 WWP Alumni, who have completed a minimum
of one session (10 lessons) to further their horsemanship skills in
advanced-level, themed workshops hosted by PATH Intl. Premier
Accredited Centers: BraveHearts Therapeutic Riding in Harvard, IL, and
Rainier Therapeutic Riding in Yelm, WA.
All workshop,
travel, lodging and meal costs for warriors are covered by the Wounded
Warrior Project.
For more
information or applications, please contact Stefani Viktora-Anderson.
Thank you to
Wounded Warrior Project for making this amazing program happen!
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PATH
Intl. Membership Benefit From NTRA
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Through an
agreement with the National Thoroughbred
Racing Association, PATH Intl. Members are entitled to special
savings on products used for equine farms, businesses or personal use.
Your PATH Intl.
membership will provide you discounts with Nationwide, John Deere,
Sherwin-Williams, OfficeMax, Valvoline, and UPS. You can buy products
directly from these companies at greatly reduced prices - no minimums
required!
To enroll and enjoy the benefits, call (866) 678-4289 or
email Jenny McCoy at NTRA.
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Join
the Society of Visionaries and Be Part of Leading the Future of PATH
Intl.
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Those of you who attended
the recent PATH Intl. Conference in San Diego may have seen Martha
Jefferson walking among you. The PATH Intl. Society of
Visionaries held its first Jeffersonian Dinner on October 30, 2014.
Fourteen attendees participated in a high-level conversation on the
status of EAAT today. If you would like to be invited to our next
Jeffersonian Dinner and join this distinguished group who are devoted to
the excellence of PATH Intl. and ensuring its future, please consider
donating $1,000 or more or leaving PATH Intl. in your estate plans in
order to advance our mission of promoting safety and optimal outcomes in
EAAT for individuals with special needs.
Questions? Email Megan Ferry or call her at (303) 452-1212, ext.
107.
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Equine
Tips
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Heads
Up
By Cathy Languerand,
Chairperson, PATH Intl. Equine Welfare Committee
Most of you have gone to an equine event and heard the shout, "Heads
up, loose horse." Anyone who works with horses has asked a horse to
lower his head. Let's take a look at the how, why and when of heads up
and head drops. Read more ...
The PATH Intl. Equine Welfare Committee is making a
commitment to refine and deepen our perspective of equine well-being to
include the physical, mental and emotional well-being of our wonderful
four-legged partners. I invite you to join us on this journey. Please add
your thoughts on PATH Intl. Community
Connections page. It is my desire that these tips start a further
discussion on Community Connections. Any thoughts? We appreciate hearing from
you!
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VA
Grant Direct Service Application for PATH Intl. PACs - Deadline
Approaching
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PATH Intl. is honored to
announce its status as one of 69 grant awardees from the United States
Department of Veteran's Affairs to support disabled veterans in adaptive
sports. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert A. McDonald announced the
award of approximately $8 million in grants to provide adaptive sports
opportunities for an estimated 10,000 wounded veterans and service
personnel of the Armed Forces. Over 170 applications requesting
$42,000,000 were submitted.
PATH Intl. was awarded
$100,000 for the period of October 1, 2014 to September 30, 2015. Funds
will benefit an estimated 1,500 deserving veterans as a result of their
direct participation in equine-assisted activities and therapies at PATH
Intl. Premier Accredited Centers.
For the period of October
1, 2014 to September 30, 2015, PATH Intl. will provide $50,000 in
reimbursements for direct participation in equine-assisted activities and
therapies at PATH Intl. Premier Accredited Centers. Allocations of $5,000
will be awarded to a minimum of 10 centers as a reimbursement for EAAT
services provided for veterans and armed service members (VSM). Funds
will be allocated until the $50,000 is expended. The deadline is November 30th.
Click here for the application and guidelines
for PATH Intl. Premier Accredited Centers.
For more information or
questions, please contact Stefani Viktora-Anderson.
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Last
Chance to Respond, Value Survey for PATH Intl. Member Centers and Premier
Accredited Centers
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The Member Center and
Premier Accredited Center Value surveys will close on November 23rd. Your
response provides valuable data to the association concerning the
benefits offered to our members. PATH Intl. strives to provide its member
centers with both tangible and intangible benefits. This value survey
asks member centers about their satisfaction in the organization and
addresses the benefits of membership. Just a reminder, if you haven't
yet, please complete the survey. Completion of the survey will make you
eligible for $50 in PATHBucks.
Center Member Survey
Premier Accredited Center
Member Survey
Thank you for your time!
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Share
Your Stories With a PATH Intl. Member for an Upcoming Book
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Have a great success story
to share? It could be featured in an upcoming book about therapeutic
riding and driving.
Nanette Holt, a PATH Intl.
Member, volunteer at a PATH Intl. Premier Accredited Center in Florida,
and professional writer and editor, is putting together a collection of
inspiring, heartwarming and true stories that have come out of the work
we do. Her hope is that the book will encourage participants, educate
providers and even help centers raise money.
If you have a wonderful
story to share about the work you do -- a story that really demonstrates
a dramatic change in a participant's life because of a relationship with
a horse or time in the saddle -- please send a brief summary of the story
to Nanette or email her for more information.
Share those successes and help tell the world about what we do and why we
do it!
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Congratulations
to PATH Intl. Member
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PATH Intl. Member
Sarah Armentrout was recently elected to the USEF Para-Equestrian High
Performance Committee. The committee meets throughout the year to discuss
both high performance and national level matters affecting the
Para-Equestrian discipline.
Sarah is also the co-founder with her husband, Nick, of the Carlisle
Academy Integrative Equine Theapy & Sports, a PATH Intl. Premier
Accredited Center in Lyman, ME. Click here to read the
press release from USPEA.
Congratulations, Sarah!
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SmartPak
Horse of the Month
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SmartPak is looking
to choose the next Horse of the Month, which will receive $100 of
SmartPak products for a month. Nominate your horse
for a chance to win! Photos are highly encouraged!
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PATH
Intl. Events Calendar
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Unless otherwise
noted, contact Bret Maceyak at (800) 369-7433, ext. 114, with
questions. All dates are subject to change. To register for an event,
please contact the host site directly. You can locate contact information
under Find a Center on the
PATH Intl. homepage or on the PATH Intl. events calendar.
PATH Intl. Equine
Specialist in Mental Health and Learning Workshop and Practical Skills
Testing
November 20-23, 2014
Horse Power at
Touchstone Farm, Temple, NH
February 19-22, 2015
Equine-Assisted Therapies of South Florida, Inc., Coconut Creek, FL
March 12-15, 2015
Dream Catchers at the Cori Sikich Riding Center, Williamsburg, VA
April 11-14, 2015
High Hopes Therapeutic Riding, Inc., Old Lyme, CT
April 16-19, 2015
GAIT Therapeutic Riding Center, Milford, PA
PATH
Intl. Advanced Certification
May 27-29, 2015
High Hopes Therapeutic Riding, Inc., Old Lyme, CT
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comply with PATH Intl. standards.
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