Day: August 13, 2010

Paint Horse qualifies to represent U.S. at World Equestrian Games

FORT WORTH, Texas ˆ An American Paint Horse recently qualified to be part of the United States Reining Team that will compete at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games this fall in Lexington, Ky. The trial was held in conjunction with the Adequan/United States Equestrian Federation National Open Reining Championship July 10, 2010, in Oklahoma City, Okla. The championship was part of the American Quarter Horse Association‚s (AQHA) Battle in the Saddle competition. Taking home a silver medal and a place on the U.S. reining team was American Paint Horse Association (APHA) member Tom McCutcheon of

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Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center Continues Successful Horses for Heroes Program

Loxahatchee, FL- August 12, 2010 – In 2007, Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center (VTRC) implemented the Horses for Heroes Program as a way to provide physical therapy to veterans who have served for the United States. Today, that program continues to make strides in the therapeutic riding world. Recently, Program Director Maurette Hanson facilitated a workshop at the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA) Region 5 Conference with Teresa Bennett Pasquale on how to implement an Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy program for survivors of trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The Horses and Heroes program uses

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