Eleven 4-H Therapeutic Riding Program riders competed at the Thorncroft Equestrian Center
4-H Therapeutic Riding Program of Carroll County
700 Agriculture Center Dr Westminster, MD 21157
Open to all. 4-H Therapeutic Riding Program of Carroll County is a Maryland not-for-profit organization.
www.trp4h.org
May 27, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Eleven riders representing the 4-H Therapeutic Riding Program of Carroll County competed at the Thorncroft Equestrian Center, Malvern, PA, in the Handicapped Riders Event of the Devon Horse Show this past Memorial Day weekend.
Syd Lea, Sarah Baugher, Sarah Thomen, Brian Watkins, Heather Hoenig, Mary Beth Stone, Ralph Gemmill, Erin Strevig, Gabby Middendorf, Cari Watrous and Megan Roland each competed in Dressage, Trail, and Equitation classes.
Four also showed as a Quadrille, ridden to the music from “Men in Black”.
Heather Hoenig was the recipient of the coveted Brushwood Trophy, awarded to
The Best Rider with Disabilities.
Rascal, a 25-year young Appaloosa, owned by Laura Heller and loaned to 4-H TRP, was the recipient of the Francis P. Hayes Trophy, awarded to the Champion Therapeutic Horse.
Encl:
jpg: men in black = Cari Watrous & Handsom, Megan Roland & JJ, Syd Lea & Rascal, Mary Beth Stone & Hobbs
jpg: rascal hre horse of the year 09 = Heather Hoenig mounted on Rascal, aides = Karen Scott, Barb Peters receiving trophy blanket
20090527 11 4H TRP riders competed at the Thorncroft Equestrian Center
4-H Therapeutic Riding Program of Carroll County
700 Agriculture Center Dr Westminster, MD 21157
Open to all. 4-H Therapeutic Riding Program of Carroll County is a Maryland not-for-profit organization.
www.trp4h.org
May 27, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Eleven riders representing the 4-H Therapeutic Riding Program of Carroll County competed at the Thorncroft Equestrian Center, Malvern, PA, in the Handicapped Riders Event of the Devon Horse Show this past Memorial Day weekend.
Syd Lea, Sarah Baugher, Sarah Thomen, Brian Watkins, Heather Hoenig, Mary Beth Stone, Ralph Gemmill, Erin Strevig, Gabby Middendorf, Cari Watrous and Megan Roland each competed in Dressage, Trail, and Equitation classes.
Four also showed as a Quadrille, ridden to the music from “Men in Black”.
Heather Hoenig was the recipient of the coveted Brushwood Trophy, awarded to
The Best Rider with Disabilities.
Rascal, a 25-year young Appaloosa, owned by Laura Heller and loaned to 4-H TRP, was the recipient of the Francis P. Hayes Trophy, awarded to the Champion Therapeutic Horse.
Encl:
jpg: men in black = Cari Watrous & Handsom, Megan Roland & JJ, Syd Lea & Rascal, Mary Beth Stone & Hobbs
jpg: rascal hre horse of the year 09 = Heather Hoenig mounted on Rascal, aides = Karen Scott, Barb Peters receiving trophy blanket
20090527 11 4H TRP riders competed at the Thorncroft Equestrian Center
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While doing online research for the novel I'm writing for middle grade readers,ages 8-12, I came across your site which has proved very helpful! In doing research at 2 NARHA-certified therapeutic riding facilities within 15 miles of my area, I have come to realize how much I don't know about therapeutic riding!!
ReplyDeleteAll that I have learned so far, I have been able to use in my novel.
Recently I learned that there are horse shows at the facilities!Haven't had opportunities to interview about this, but today your site showed me aspects I had never even imagined! (The class for disabled riders at Devon, for one. A quadrille, for another). There is already so much material I can't use it all in one book; I'm making a list to topics to include in the sequel---just from the way my novel ends,there is such an obvious opening for a sequel! To me, accuracy is very important,so I'm not making anything up as I write that book. Am proceeding carefully, not using actual names of people or locations, but keeping the overall feel. Each summer the facilities I am familiar with, each have a horse show. I plan to attend both of them, and help in some way if possible, but primarily I want to absorb everything about each event, using the material where possible as I write. I do nothing without permission, including photography, as I want to use the photos as reference for my artwork.I admire the work you do at Thorncroft Equestrian Center!