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  • Courses are added to this calendar as soon as they are approved by the AHA Education Committee. Please check back frequently to find a course near you!
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LEVEL I COURSES

Equine Skills Treatment Principles  Hosting Facility Information/AHA Faculty
Feb 19 - 20,
2009
Feb 20 -22,
2009
  

Lubbock, TX
Texas Tech Therapeutic Riding Center
Box 42141
Lubbock, TX 79409
Phone: 806.792.4683
FAX: 806.742.4003
Heather Hernandez: heather.hernandez@ttu.edu
AHA Coordinating Faculty:
Karen McPhail Gardner, OT, HPCS

       
March 19-20,
2009
March 20-22,
2009
  Burnsville, NC
179 Chimney Ridge
Burnsville, NC 29714
Miika Rolett/Chris Thomas, PT
Phone: 828.675.5814
mikkarolett@hotmail.com
csthomas7@gmail.com
AHA Faculty: Claudia Morin, OTR, HPCS
       
March 19-20,
2009
March 20-22,
2009
  Woodinville, WA
Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center
19802 NE 148th Street
Woodinville, WA 98077
Phone: 425.882.1554
Fax: 425.883.1818
www.LittleBit.org
Contact Nicola Towers at nicola@littlebit.org
AHA, Inc. Coordinating Faculty: Pippa Hodge, PT, HPCS
AHA, Inc. Associate Faculty: Steve McKenzie, PT, HPCS
       
April 23 - 24,
2009
April 24 - 26,
2009
  

Oldwick, NJ
Somerset Hills Handicapped Riding Center
83 Old Turnpike Road
Oldwick, NJ 08889
Kathy Brennan
Phone: 908.439.9636
Fax: 908.439.2338
shhrcpd@earthlink.net
AHA Inc Faculty Coordinator : Bonnie Cunningham, PT, HPCS

       
June 11-12,
2009
June 12-14,
2009
  Rehoboth, MA
Greenlock Therapeutic Riding Center
59 Summer Street
Rehoboth, MA 02769
Contact for information: Edith Wislocki
greenlock1@tmip.com
Phone: 508.252.5814
Fax: 401.683.1934
AHA, Inc. Coordinating Faculty: Liz Baker, PT, HPCS
AHA, Inc. Coordinating Faculty: Mary Helene Chaplin, PT, HPCS
       
Sep 18-19,
2009

Sep 19-20,
2009
  East Berne, NY
EBC Therapy Center
251 Cole Hill Road
East Berne, NY 12059
Contact Person: Liz Chauvot, PT, HPCS
Phone: 518.872.1870
Fax: 518.872.1800
Email: ebcpt@localnet.com
AHA Faculty: Bonnie Cunningham, PT, HPCS

LEVEL II COURSES

Equine Skills

Treatment Principles
  
Hosting Facility Information/AHA Faculty
April 2-3,
2009
April 3-5,
2009
 

Carmel, Indiana
Children’s Ther-A-Play Foundation Inc
9919 Towne Road
Carmel, Indiana 46032
Contact Person: Raquel Ravinet
Phone: 317.872.4166
http://www.childrenstheraplay.org
AHA Faculty Coordinators:
Claudia Morin, MS,OT, HPCS
Lori Garone, MS, PT HPCS

       
May 28-29,
2009
May 29-31,
2009
  Wentsville, MO
Therapeutic Horsemanship
332 Stable Lane
Wentzville, MO 63385
Contact Person: Sandy Rafferty
Phone: 636.332.4940
Fax 636.332.4941
Email: srafferty@thstl.org
AHA Faculty: Joann Benjamin, PT, HPCS
AHA Faculty: Ruth Dismuke-Blakely, SLP- CCC, HPCS
       
June 4-5,
2009
June 5-7,
2009
  East Berne, NY
EBC Therapy Center
251 Cole Hill Road
East Berne, NY 12059
Contact Person: Liz Chauvot, PT, HPCS
Phone: 518.872.1870
Fax: 518.872.1800
Email: ebcpt@localnet.com
AHA Faculty: Bonnie Cunningham, PT, HPCS
AHA Faculty: Lori Garone, PT, HPCS
       
Sep 10 – 11,
2009
Sep 11 – 13,
2009
 

Mt. Holly, N.C.
Shining Hope Farms
328 Whippoorwill Lane
Mt. Holly, N.C. 28120
Contact Information: Milinda Kirkpatrick
Phone: 704.827.3788
Fax: 704.827.3799
AHA Faculty Coordinators:
Claudia Morin, OTR, HPCS
Carol Huegel, PT, HPCS

       
Oct 22-23,
2009

Oct 23-25,
2009
  Oldwick, NJ
Somerset Hills Handicapped Riding Center
PO Box 305
83 Old Turnpike Rd.
Oldwick, NJ 08858
Contact Person: Kathy Brennan
(908)439-9636
(908)439-2338 fax
shhrcpd@earthlink.net


AHA Inc. Coordinating Faculty: Bonnie Cunningham, PT, HPCS AHA, Inc
Coordinating Faculty: TBA

HPCS REVIEW COURSE

LONG LINING: MAXIMIZING YOUR HORSE'S POTENTIAL

BUSINESS ASPECTS OF HIPPOTHERAPY: HOW TO SETUP A PRACTICE INCORPORATING HIPPOTHERAPY
Feb 27-28, 2009   

Minneapolis/St. Paul area
Radisson Hotel, Blommington
by Mall of America
Bloomington, Minnesota
Contact Person: Becky Lundeen, SLP, CCC, HPCS
Phone: 715-859-6670
Fax: 715-859-6669
E-mail: jimnbeck@citizens-tel.net
AHA Faculty: Terri Barnes, PT, HPCS
AHA Faculty: Becky Lundeen, SLP, CCC, HPCS


MAXIMIZING COMMUNICATION FOR THE NON-SLP

RELATED COURSES - USEF Classifier Workshop for Para Equestrian

April 18-19, 2009   

Description:A certification workshop to become a USEF National classifier for dressage riders and carriage drivers with a disability participating in Para Equestrian competition. Based on the FEI Profile System. Concurrent with this workshop will be a trainer’s workshop for riding instructors interested in learning about competitive riding for individuals with a disability instructed by Jenny Nell, NARHA Master Instructor.

When: April 18/19, 2009, 11 contact hours

Where: Fieldstone Therapeutic Riding
Chagrin Falls/Cleveland, Ohio

For: PT’s and MD’s Cost: $100, includes Classification Manual, lunch and snacks both day.

Instructor: Joann Benjamin, PT, HPCS FEI International Classifier/USEF Classification Coordinator

Contact: Joannbenjamin@vdn.com


RELATED COURSES - SENSORY PROCESSING IN THERAPEUTIC RIDING (PART 1)

June 19-20, 2009   

Mt. Holly, N.C.
Shining Hope Farms
328 Whippoorwill Lane
Mt. Holly, N.C. 28120
Contact Person:
Milinda Kirkpatrick
(704)827-3788
Fax (704)827-3799
Faculty: Claudia Morin MHE, OTR/L, HPCS


Related Courses

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