Healing Strides of VA has announced that six of their instructors have become PATH International certified at a workshop in Williamsburg, VA in June.
PATH International (Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship) was formed in 1969 to promote equine-assisted activities and therapies (EAAT) for individuals with special needs. With nearly 4,500 certified instructors and equine specialists and 850 member centers around the globe, more than 7,500 PATH Intl. members help more than 54,000 children and adults with physical, mental and emotional challenges find strength and independence through the power of the horse each year.
In addition to therapeutic riding, centers such as Healing Strides offer a number of therapeutic equine-related activities, including hippotherapy, equine-facilitated mental health, driving, interactive vaulting, competition, ground work and stable management. More recently, programs offer services in human growth and development to serve wide-ranging audiences for such educational purposes as leadership training, team building and other human capacity enhancement skills for the workplace and for daily use.
Through this certification and training Healing Strides instructors are now qualified to teach locally and throughout the world. The candidates were mentored by Carol Young who accompanied them to the workshop along with Dee-Anna Wright.
Knew they could do it. They worked a long time for that certification.