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Summer Day Camp & Horses!
ORGANIZATION: Sebastian Riding Associates
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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27 people are interested
Volunteer to help Sebastian's Therapeutic Riding Program! We need your help with many areas of the program, and our greatest need is help with therapeutic riding lessons & Summer Camps! No experience necessary, we train daily. Adults of all ages welcomed. Help encourage a student groom and tack a horse, learn to lead a horse through a lesson or walk alongside horse and rider for support. You can also pitch in with horse care and barn activities in between lessons.
As a non-profit organization, we also need help in other areas of business. If you have expertise or interest in fund-raising, grant-writing, technology, facilities maintenance,carpentry, snow removal etc. - we need you!
Spread the word and attend our annual fundraisers like the Derby,Dine & Dance in May and our Legs 4 Lindsey 5k. See our website calendar for more details on this and so many more ways to help... www.sebastianriding.org.
We located on 27 acres of Evansburg State Park located in Worcester/Collegeville,Pa. Volunteers enjoy walking our beautiful Sensory Trails & indoor arena during lessons. Come for a brief tour. Meet our (18) amazing therapy horses. We are open 7 days a week, year-'round. If you love outdoor living, animals & good people, this is the place for you!
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About Sebastian Riding Associates
Location:
3589 Water Street Rd, Collegeville, PA 19426, US
Mission Statement
Sebastian Riding Associates improves the quality of life for children and adults living with disabilities through equine assisted therapy.
Description
Founded in 1975, Sebastian Riding Associates is one of the oldest equine therapy centers in the country providing therapeutic riding and hippotherapy.
Hippotherapy is a treatment approach that uses the movement of hte horse to improve posture, balance and mobility. Our hippotherapy students are not learning riding skills but are receiving therapy with one of our physical or occupational therapists.
Our therapeutic riding students are being taught not only riding skills but also how to groom and tack there horse with the assistance of one of our certified instructors.
Equine assisted therapy provides much more than the many physical benefits such as improved posture, balance and muscle tone. Behavioral benefits include self discipline, decision making skills, increased ability to focus and stay on task and promotes responsibility and cooperation. Cognitive benefits include improved hand/eye coordination and developing sequencing, patterning and motor planning. Social benefits include improved self confidence and trust taught through the horse/human bond.
Sebastian's conducts approximately 100 sessions in a two week period serving more than 115 students a year.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
3589 Water Street RoadCollegeville, PA 19426
DATE POSTED
June 3, 2019
SKILLS
- Equestrian
- Outdoor Recreation
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 13
- Orientation or Training
- Flexible, Ideally 5 days