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PATH
Intl. Sponsors
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If you have
questions about sponsoring PATH Intl. or exhibiting at the 2015 PATH
Intl. Conference and Annual Meeting, please contact Kaye Marks.
Purina,
the official feed
of PATH Intl.
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Professional
Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International
Title
Sponsor: Purina, the official feed of PATH Intl.
October
20, 2015
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You asked for it,
and the salary survey is here! PATH Intl. is excited to be conducting,
through an independent research consultant, a confidential survey among
member and non-member centers and equine-assisted activities and
therapies professionals, and we need your help! This survey will be our
first professionally led initiative documenting earnings, benefits,
staff structure and hours worked in our field. The resulting report
will be a resource for you and the entire industry.
If you have any
questions regarding the compensation survey or if you have not yet
received the email with the survey link, please contact Kevin
Whorton. Our research consultant, WM&R, will protect the
privacy of your individual responses. In appreciation of your
participation, WM&R will conduct a random drawing to give one
survey respondent registration
in the online Instructor Training for PATH International Equine
Services for Heroes® (a $200 value!).
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Compliance
Questions? Get Answers at Conference!
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Friday, November
6th, at the 2015 PATH Intl. Conference in Cleveland, OH, 11:15 a.m. to
12:15 p.m. Continuing Education Update Q&A
Bret Maceyak, PATH Intl. Certification Coordinator, will give a
detailed presentation on the updated continuing education requirements
for annual instructor compliance going into effect January 1,
2016. A question and answer session will be included.
No registration required; just show up! Check your room locator onsite
for the location.
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Updated
Instructor Compliance and Continuing Education Requirements
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If you haven't
already familiarized yourself with the updated requirements for
instructor compliance and continuing education effective January 1st,
2016, please take a moment to review the comprehensive
update booklet. Additional information about the continuing
education activity categories will continue to be provided in PATH Intl. eNews
throughout the remainder of the year.
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Wanted:
Instructors to Interview
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Seeking PATH Intl.
Certified Instructors or instructors-in-training to interview for an
upcoming article for PATH
Intl. STRIDES. The subject of the article is instructors
utilizing distance education for certification and to fulfill
continuing education requirements. Please email Karen Brittle if you meet any of the following criteria
and would be willing to be interviewed for this article:
- Have
taken an on-line or distance education course to complete
requirements for instructor continuing education (Examples might
include webinar offered through PATH Intl. or a remote university
course on autism for educators or a distance learning course on
equine nutrition)
- Have
been mentored "remotely" toward certification or
advancement by a PATH Intl. mentor located in another place, using
phone, video, etc.
- Have
served as a mentor "remotely" and worked with
instructors-in-training at a distance or with an instructor
working on advancement
- Have
trained "remotely" with an instructor/ trainer to work
on riding or horsemanship skills using video/ phone
If you'd like to comment on this article, please email
Karen.
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Equine
Tip From the PATH Intl. Equine Welfare Committee
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What
to Do if Your Horse Is Stolen
By Molly
Sweeney, PATH Intl. Equine Welfare Committee member
The best thing you can do before your horse is stolen is take
precautions NOW to help prevent horse theft from ever happening. 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. Join us
on this journey. Please add your thoughts on the PATH Intl. Community
Connections page. It is our desire that these tips start a further
discussion on Community Connections. Any thoughts? We appreciate
hearing from you!
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PATH
Intl. PAC Spotlighted in Television Segment
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The J.F. Shea
Center, a PATH Intl. Premier Accredited Center in San Juan Capistrano,
CA, was recently featured on Mission Viejo Television. Click
here to view the segment. We are proud that our centers are
"making a profound difference in the lives of families"!
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PATH
Intl. Receives VA Grant
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PATH Intl. is
pleased to announce that it has received a $176,000 grant from the U.S.
Department of Veterans Affairs for direct service and training for
veterans and wounded service members to receive equine-assisted
activities and therapies. This grant is part of a total $8 million that
was awarded to national governing bodies for adaptive sports. PATH Intl.
was one of 89 awardees.
"We are pleased that our award was increased from last year's
amount," said Sam Albrecht, PATH Intl. Director of Membership and
Programs. "We had direct service and training requests that greatly
exceeded our available funding last year. This year's award will allow us
to serve more disabled veterans and service members."
With last year's grant of $100,000, PATH Intl. trained more than 30
individuals in a three-day intensive workshop on the military and veteran
culture, safety and how centers can best partner with equines in a
therapeutic horsemanship program for veterans. More than 100 veterans
were directly benefited with therapeutic horsemanship sessions. Equipping
PATH Intl. Centers with saddles, lifts and ramps provided indirect
benefit to another approximate 100 veterans.
Click here for information on the
VA Adaptive Sports Grant.
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PATH Intl. Disaster
Relief Fund
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It is a scary world
out there sometimes, and sometimes a center might need some assistance in
dealing with the scariness. The PATH Intl. Disaster Relief Fund can help.
Its purpose is to assist PATH Intl. centers with an immediate need in
funding expenses not normally covered by operating insurance after
natural or man-made catastrophic disasters. Hurricane Joaquin counts. If
you are a center in need of assistance, click
here to begin the process. If you would like to help fellow PATH
Intl. centers, make
a donation here.
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Field Test Standards
Electronic Vote
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The first year of
the electronic voting process for standards was a success!
In an attempt to make
the voting process available to a wider reach of members than those
typically present at the annual meeting held at the international
conference, the membership and programs and standards oversight
committees discussed a change in the voting process for standards in
November 2014. An informational webinar was launched in March of 2015 and
it was viewed by approximately 300 members. Comments and feedback were
solicited a number of ways including at region conferences, the field
test standards community connections page and a survey from which 44
comments were received. At the close of the vote, 383 member votes were
received.
From the votes received, all field-test standards were passed. After the
vote however, concern was raised regarding FTS 6. It was pointed out that
the standard had not been in field test for two years, as was written in
the original explanation of the standard. For background, the explanation
was added to the standards manual in the 2014 edition to give members a
brief context and history of the standard's development. After field test
the explanation is dropped and is not included in the manual. The
explanation for FTS 6 states that this standard will be in field test for
two years. A two-year field test is not required and the PATH Intl.
Accreditation Committee saw no reason to delay the vote, and therefore it
was included in the 2015 vote. However, after review by the PATH Intl.
Strategic Initiatives Review Committee, the standard will now go back to
field test for an additional year. For questions about FTS 6 or other
questions regarding the PATH Intl. standards, please contact Jeff Kelling, PATH Intl. Programs Manager.
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SmartPak
Horse of the Month
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Congratulations to
Doodle Bug, the SmartPak Horse of the Month for September! Doodle Bug
makes his home at Banbury Cross Therapeutic Equestrian Center, a PATH
Intl. Premier Accredited Center in Oxford, MI. Click
here to read his story. Doodle Bug will receive SmartCombo Senior
Pellets in his SmartPak.
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.
For a full list of
events, including onsite workshops and certifications, visit the PATH
Intl. events calendar.
Equine Specialist in Mental Health and Learning
Workshop and Skills Test
Calvin Center Therapeutic Riding Program
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Healing Reins Therapeutic Riding Center
October 29 - November 1, 2015
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High Hopes Therapeutic Riding
Old Lyme, CT
November 20 - 23, 2015
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Equine-Assisted Therapies of South Florida, Inc.
Coconut Creek, FL
January 8-11, 2016
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EQUI-KIDS Therapeutic Riding Program
Virginia Beach, VA
January 28-31, 2016
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High Hopes Therapeutic Riding
Old Lyme, CT
April 21 - 24, 2016
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High Hopes Therapeutic Riding
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Fieldstone Farms Therapeutic Riding Center
Chagrin Falls, OH
Driving Demo Only
November 2 - 3, 2015
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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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