FRIENDS OF INTRA INC
Cause Area
- Animals
- Children & Youth
- People with Disabilities
- Veterans & Military Families
Location
P.O. Box 58New York, NY 10159 United StatesOrganization Information
Mission Statement
To support Israel National Therapeutic Riding Association (INTRA) -- a nonprofit that provides equine assisted therapy to improve the lives of people with a variety of physical, mental, and emotional challenges.
Description
We are a "Friends" organization in support of Israel National Therapeutic Riding Association (INTRA)
The founder of INTRA, Anita Shkedi brought therapeutic riding to Israel in 1985.An internationally acknowledged expert in the treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), she has spent the past 30 years doing remarkable work by means of riding for the disabled, with clients of all ages, producing life-changing results for people across Israel’s social and religious spectrum, including many former soldiers with significant physical and mental injuries.