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Annual dues are $15.
Mail your check made out to LSTEN to:
Barb Cesari
6802 Bar O Ranch Road
Santa Fe, TX 77517
Membership benefits include a quarterly newsletter.
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NARHA Calendar |
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March 2-4, 2006
Region 4 Conference
Kentucky Horse Park, KY
March 3-5, 2006
Region 6 Conference
Stoughton, WI
March 3-5, 2006
Region 7 Conference
Waterloo, IA
March 9-12, 2006
Region 2 Conference
Warwick, NY
March 10-12, 2006
Region 3 Conference
Pipestem Resort, WV
April 28-30, 2006
Region 1 Conference
Maine
June 16-18, 2006
Region 10 Conference
Santa Fe Equestars, NM
July 21-23, 2006
Region 11 Conference
San Martin, CA
August 11-12, 2006
Region 5 Conference
Senatobia, MS
August 4-6, 2006
Region 8 Conference
Cabot, AR
September 8-10, 2006
Region 9 Conference
Anchorage, AK
November 8-11, 2006
NARHA Annual Conference
Indianapolis, IN
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Announcements and Events |
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Upcoming Deadlines!
1. The NARHA Year End Awards Deadline has been extended to June 30. Please consider this an opportunity to showcase a volunteer, equestrian horse or (NEW AWARD) Instructor. See the website or call the office for applications.
2. Deadline for the Administrative Workshop "Survive and Thrive" is nearing.....JULY 1
See the Region 8 section of the NARHA web site or check THIS site for info
3 Region 8/LSTEN Conference Early Bird Deadline is July 15.....see the agenda and registration forms on the Region 8 (NARHA site) and on THIS website.
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Sensory Processing in Therapeutic Riding Workshop
Sensory Processing in Therapeutic Riding 2 Day Workshop August 18--19, 2006
Course designed for OT's, PT's, SLP's and NARHA certified riding instructors who provide therapy or riding lessons to children with challenging behaviors due to sensory processing disorders.
Contact Pat White, ED Hearts & Hooves, Sherwood, Arkansas
info@heartsandhooves.com
(501) 834-8509
read more...
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Region 8 LSTEN Conference
Be sure to attend the Region 8 LSTEN Confernce on August 4th, Friday to Sunday August 6th, 2006, in Jacksonville, AR.
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New Oklahoma State Chair
Dr. Jackie Wilks is new Oklahoma State Chair!
read more...
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NARHA Driving Certification
Driving enthusiasts, don’t miss this great opportunity to become NARHA Certified in Driving!
read more...
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Instructor Workshop
SIRE will host a Registered Instructor Workshop & On-Site Certification Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 19-21, 2006. For more information, please contact Joelle Devlin at 281-356-7588 or programdirector@sire-htec.org.
Joelle Devlin
Program Director
SIRE, Houston's Therapeutic Equestrian Center
281-356-7588
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AQHA Demonstration
Coffee Creek Riding Center for the Handicapped in Edmond,
Oklahoma did a one-student short demonstration for the AQHA
World Quarter Horse Show in November of 2005 to showcase therapeutic riding for the AQHA Foundation.
Dillard Drew, our featured student at the World Show, was featured in a full page article in the American Quarter Horse Journal this month on page 267.
Coffee Creek Riding Center will be beginning the 30th year of providing free
therapeutic classes in April. The center currently serves 170 students. That has taken a lot of miracles!
Our center is fullfillment of the dream of Lucille Fancey who at 86
still teaches hunter/jumper lessons. She was pictured at our center on the cover of Strides years ago ( Vol
2, No. 3 July 1996) at age 76.
Joy Milligan
http://www.coffeecreek.org
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Raise the Roof
We are now in the last six weeks of finishing out our covered arena, therapy offices, horsestalls, classroom and offices.
The grand open house will be April 2 from 2-5.
ROCK is honored and thrilled with all the support we have received to RAISE the ROOF in 2005!
http://www.rockride.org
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Letter from the President |
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Plans for the 2006 L.S.T.E.N. conference to be held in Cabot, Arkansas, August 4 – 6, 2006, are well under way. Seven centers are collaborating the conference with Stacy Alberson as Chair. Cabot is 20 minutes from the Little Rock airport.
There will be a variety of topics covered, from Equine acupuncture and Equine physical therapy, to client/rider transfers and positioning, to CPA and tax questions. For the first time ever there will be a vendor fair. Mark your calendars and look forward to continuing education, networking, and fun.
Cindy Thomas, PT, HPCS
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Welcome to LSTEN's Website |
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 Welcome to the Lone Star Therapeutic Equestrian Network website, your source of information about our organization and activities.
The Lone Star Therapeutic Equestrian Network is a non-profit organization comprised of members of the therapeutic riding industry in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma.
Our mission is to provide networking and educational opportunities to members and organizations of the therapeutic riding industry in Texas, Arkansa, Louisiana, and Oklahoma. Tools used include an annual conference, quarterly newsletters and a website.
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A Patient Horse |
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 NARHA Registered Instructor Workshop & Certification held at Riding Unlimited, Ponder Texas, June 8-9.
Mount/dismount portion of the workshop was done using "Speedway", a fiberglass horse. He is very patient in the ramp and it sure saves the backs of the center horses!
Pictured left to right: Karen Egstrom, Diane Miller, Joelle Devlin and Margo Dewkett.
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Therapeutic Riding |
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Therapeutic use of the horse involves the whole person, mind, body and spirit. The horse often serves as a strong motivator in helping individuals work through challenges to improve the quality of their lives. At Lone Star Therapeutic Equestrian Network, learning riding skills is an important part of our program but is a by-product of other benefits our participants experience. Horseback riding has been shown to improve posture, balance and self-esteem while fostering personal growth. Therapeutic riding lessons include horsemanship skills such as grooming, tacking up, and general horse care, as well as time on a horse.
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About LSTEN |
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Who are we?
LSTEN is ALL-volunteer organization made up of individuals dedicated to the dissemination of knowledge and establishment of networking for therapeutic riding. The organization has been in operation for over 10 years. Many of us are connected with riding centers. Others are just interested in therapeutic riding and like to feel good about helping others.
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