The 2015 PATH Intl. Conference and Annual Meeting is finally here! The majority of the staff is in Cleveland. A few staff members are in the office, though, and regular office hours are in effect. So if you need anything, please call or email. And thank you for your patience with those holding down the stables and barns!

RevitaVet, a PATH Intl. in-kind donor and conference exhibitor, donated a brand new RevitaVet IR2 Light Therapy System to PATH Intl. to auction. Click here to see the item on eBay.

The system, which includes a backpack and retails for $2,000, provides state-of-the-art infrared therapy. It can be applied anywhere on a horse. The auction ends on Saturday, so don't delay your bid! This is a wonderful item for a center's equines, and we are grateful to RevitaVet and the lucky winner for their support of PATH Intl.  

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!). The survey will be open through November 9.

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. 

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!