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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

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AHA Inc. will post non-AHA sanctioned courses on the AHA Inc. website for a fee of $1.00 per word. Non-approved courses posted must not be HPOT treatment courses, nor directly conflict with the educational efforts of AHA Inc. Any content posted or declined for the website is at the sole discretion of AHA Inc. Please contact Linda Thiede at lthiede@americanhippotherapyassociation.org with the posting information request or you can mail your request with a check payable to AHA, Inc. to: American Hippotherapy Association, Inc. 9919 Towne Road Carmel, Indiana 46032