Home Sweet Home

News from Ride On Therapeutic Horsemanship
Number 30 • Spring 2008
Home Sweet Home
For five years getting a permanent foothold in the
San Fernando Valley has been Ride On's number one
strategic priority and on May 8th we achieved just
that. Ride On is proud to announce that we closed
escrow on a new, permanent ranch site in Chatsworth
that we can finally call home. This achievement is
not only important for Ride On but for the entire
community - a permanent therapeutic riding center is
here to stay and will serve generations to come. The 3
acre site is located in Chatsworth on Topanga Canyon
Boulevard with beautiful views of the Santa Susana
Mountains and Stoney Point. We will build the
property from the ground up allowing us to design a
well thought out and functional facility which will
take into consideration the needs of the disabled, our
horses our volunteers and our families.
Spearheaded by the McQueeney Family Challenge,
so many people have worked so very hard to raise
funds to inch us toward this goal and we would like to
thank each and everyone.
The challenge is to now maximize the possibilities
and we will need continued, strong financial support
to develop the site to it’s maximum potential. Ride On
is committed to providing generations of service to the
San Fernando Valley and welcomes individuals with
disabilities to our new home...sweet home.
Community Comes Together
for the Ride On Open House
Our Annual Open House at the Thousand Oaks facility was a wonderful success this year with close to 400
people attending throughout the day. We had plenty to entertain kids and their parents including stick horse
crafts, vendor booths, horseshoe hunts, animal petting and a great lunch provided by the Newbury Park Rotary
Club. Our students entertained visitors with some great therapeutic riding and hippotherapy demonstrations
and staff and board members were on hand to answer questions.
Thanks to the following sponsors for partnering with us to make this event so successful-Affinity Bank,
Oaksparent.com, Newbury Park Rotary Club, B-Mod fitness and a special thank you to the Conejo Recreation
and Park District. Thanks also to our vendors Usborne Books, Arbonne, Graffiti Tzs, J Bella soy candles, Glass I
and Shave It-all gave a percentage of their sales for the day back to Ride On.
The Open House is our day to invite the community to come and see what we are all about and we were
delighted with the support – see you all next year!
Celebrate
Western Style
at the Ronald Reagan
Presidential Library
Mark your calendars and join us on September
27th 2008, from 6pm onwards for our annual
fundraising event in the Air Force One Pavilion at the
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. Please join in
honoring and thanking Mr. David Murdock for his
support of Ride On for the past seven years and enjoy
an evening of Western Movie nostalgia, great live
music and a catered dinner.
The Air Force One Pavilion sits on top of the hills
in Simi Valley with beautiful views of the valleys and
ocean. It is the perfect setting for a late summer
event and we are looking forward to welcoming you
to this wonderful new venue for Ride On.
We are excited to announce that our MC for the
evening will be Carl Bell, KNBC 4’s weatherman and
we have some fantastic live music lined up for your
entertainment. Guests will dine beneath the Air Force
One Presidential Plane and will also have the
opportunity to visit the Library during the event.
Tickets will be available a little closer to the date
and are $200 per person. All proceeds from the event
will go directly towards helping us put more children
and adults with disabilities on horseback and
building our new home. Corporate and table
sponsorships are also available – please call Sara
Jones at 805.375.9078 for more information.
Ride On
A Therapeutic Riding Program for all those with disabilities and their families.
Welcome on Board
Chris Logan, Ride On student Konni Logan and
Mayor Villaraigosa
Chatsworth
Day of the Horse
Ride On was delighted when Major Villaraigosa
dropped in to the Chatsworth Day of the Horse
recently during his tour of the North West Valley. He
spent time meeting with many of our riders and
chatting with families and volunteers and even
hopped on one of the horses at the event. The Mayor
was incredibly impressed with our program and we
were honored that he spent time learning about the
services Ride On offers to individuals with disabilities.
The Day of the Horse, which is organized by the
Chatsworth Neighborhood Council Equestrian
Committee actively works to preserve Chatsworth’s
equestrian culture. The event highlighted a variety of
disciplines including jumping, dressage and natural
horsemanship and wonderful therapeutic riding
demonstrations by our talented riders. Ride On was
happy to host the event and is looking forward to
welcoming everyone to their new facility next year.
Congratulations to our Occupational
Therapist, Trudy Epstein for recently
passing the Hippotherapy Clinical
Specialist examination. The exam
covers the use of the horse as a
therapeutic tool, horsemanship,
movement science, application of
hippotherapy principles and program
administration and is pretty tough
to pass – well done Trudy!
As Ride On continues to grow and increases the
opportunities that we offer to our community we are
also building and strengthening our Board or
Directors. We are delighted to welcome Mark Terry,
Jan Drake, Mark Frankcom, Bill Keane and Megan
Cottier to our Board.
Mark Terry recently retired from his position as
President of the Harman Pro Group after 16 years
with the company. The Harman Pro Group is the
world’s largest manufacture of professional audio
equipment. At the Harman Pro Group, Mark was
responsible for over 2,500 employees and grew this
multinational organization to over half a billion
dollars in sales. Mark brings a wealth of expertise to
the Board and has already lead a series of strategic
planning meetings charting Ride On’s course for
the future.
Jan Drake has been a dedicated program volunteer
at the Thousand Oaks location for a number of years
and has now joined our Board. Jan is a Personal
Trainer and works one on one with some of our riders.
She grabs every opportunity to talk about Ride On
and is a wonderful asset to our Board.
Mark Frankcom is a former senior executive at
Amgen. He has a wide leadership experience and has
led many organizational change programs. Mark is
currently writing a book and has his own consultancy
business.
Bill Keane is Vice President of Wealth Management
& Trust Services at First Private Bank & Trust. He was
formerly with Union Bank of CA in the role of Senior
Wealth Advisor. He worked for over 11 years in
Century City serving high net worth clients and
non-profit organizations at UBS/Painewebber and
prior to that at Prudential Securities.
Megan Cottier is a Field Deputy for Councilman
Greg Smith with the City of Los Angeles Council
District 12. She has been coordinating events as well
as assisting with community outreach for the
Councilman since 2007. Prior to working with the
City, Megan worked in Member Services for the North
Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce.
Equine 401k’s
Needed
Did You Know?
Everyone looks forward to a long and happy retirement and our hard working horses deserve just that.
Ride On is looking for retirement pastures/homes for
our senior equine therapists that can no longer be
ridden by our students. We would love to keep every
single one of our wonderful horses that have been so
loyal, patient and kind but it is very difficult as we
have limited stall space at each facility. If you are
able to provide a retirement home please contact our
Program Director, Gloria Hamblin.
ETI Corral 54
Supports Ride On
Thank you to ETI Corral 54 and Mary Kaufman
for making Ride On the beneficiary of their Spring
Schooling Show which was held in Simi Valley.
Despite the gale force winds the show was a great
success with plenty of riders in each class. Some of
Ride On’s independent riders had the opportunity to
show which was a great experience for them and we
received a generous donation of $675 from class
fees and class sponsorships.
• Ride On gave a total of 6,035 lessons and
treatments to 180 riders every week in 2007
• Ride On is one of the 15 largest therapeutic
riding centers in the United States
• Over 130 volunteers each week donate over
16,000 hours of work in a year
• The top four staff positions at Ride On have a
combined 120 years of horse experience
• 75% of our riders are children age 18 & under
• We have given over 42,000 lessons in our
14 year history
• We are a Premier Accredited North American
Riding for the Handicapped Association Center
(NARHA)
• We are the only accredited provider of equine
assisted therapy services in Los Angeles and
Ventura Counties
• Ride On has 7 therapists, 7 instructors and 30
wonderful horses that work together to make a
difference in the lives of kids and adults with
disabilities…..one ride at a time!
A Therapeutic Riding Program for all those with disabilities and their families.
Good Old-Fashioned
Fun and Fundraising
The Annual
Barn Dance
Our 3rd Annual Barn Dance will be held on
Saturday June 28th from 6pm onwards at the
Chatsworth Ranch. Join us for a fun evening of
dancing, road apple bingo, great food and wonderful
company with live music by the Doo-Wah Riders and
Line Dancing with the Borderline. The original
concept for the Barn Dance came from a group of
incredibly dedicated Ride On staff and volunteers that
were determined to secure a permanent home for
Ride On in the San Fernando Valley. Please join us
as we celebrate achieving that goal and enjoy the
wonderful community spirit that helped make that
happen. Tickets are $30 each or $50 per couple-all
proceeds from the event will go directly to the new
facility in Chatsworth. Please call Pat at 818-700-2971
for more information or to purchase tickets.
Books in the
Barn Back for
the Summer
We are very pleased to announce that the next
Books in the Barn event will be held on Saturday July
26th from 10am-1pm at the Thousand Oaks location.
This free event is aimed at kids ages 2-8 and features
storytelling in our barn, stable tours, pony petting,
arts and crafts and refreshments. Usborne Books will
also be selling books with a percentage of all sales
being donated back to Ride On. This is a very popular
family event and space is limited so we ask that you
RSVP to sara@rideon.org or call 805.375.9078.
Thanks to the Kiwanis Club of Conejo Valley for
once again sponsoring this great community event –
we look forward to seeing you there!
RideOn.org
Gets a New Look
Take a moment to check out Ride On’s new website
which went live earlier this year. The new site is a
great place to check for upcoming news and events,
great information about our horses and program and
a photo gallery of recent Ride On happenings. We
should shortly have a website store front where you
will be able to purchase tickets on-line to all our
events and pay for lessons so check it out! Our website
address is still www.rideon.org.
Ride On Expands Services to Offer
Educational Workshops to the
Therapeutic Riding Industry
Congratulations to Gloria Hamblin and Sara Jones for recently achieving NARHA Evaluator status. This
qualification allows Gloria and Sara to teach NARHA On Site Registered workshops and to certify new
instructors. This will also enable Ride On to expand it’s services and offer more educational workshops and
clinics for the therapeutic riding industry. This year Ride On will give administration, hippotherapy and
instructor workshops and will also host the NARHA Region 11 conference and we plan to expand these
services in the future. Please visit our website for more information on workshops and clinics.
Ride On
Ways to Help
Ride On
in 2008
There are many different ways to help
Ride On in the coming year – get
involved and know that you are
providing many more opportunities for
children and adults with disabilities the
opportunity to experience the joy of
horseback riding. Here are some of the
ways YOU can help in 2008….
Join the Diamond Horseshoe Club-a
donation of $1,000 of more to our
annual giving campaign will give Ride On
unrestricted support and allow us to plan
for the future.
Join us at the 3rd Annual Chatsworth
Barn Dance and help raise funds to
develop our permanent home in the
San Fernando Valley.
Volunteer at either of our ranches. We
need volunteers to lead and sidewalk
during our lessons and to help school and
exercise our horses.
Sponsor one of our wonderful Ride On
horses - your name will be displayed on
the horses stall and you will be providing
that horse with feed and general care for
an entire year.
Sponsor a table and bring 7 of your
friends to our exciting new fundraising
event which will be held in the Air Force
On Pavilion at the Ronald Reagan Library
on September 27, 2008.
Make a donation to our Annual Appeal.
Get involved and join our community out
reach committee - volunteers meet on a
regular basis at both ranches to help
spread the word about Ride On and assist
with special events.
Sponsor one of our riders during our
annual Trailfest fundraising event in
October.
Donate an item, service or gift certificate
for our upcoming live auction at the
Reagan Library.
Ride On
A Therapeutic Riding Program for all those with disabilities and their families.
Ride On’s Hippotherapy Team Therapy Services
Helps Vincent VanDyke Go From (hippotherapy) at
Ride On . . .
Tears to Cheers!
therapy using his own little walker. Vincent’s balance
Weighing in at just 20 pounds, Vincent came to
Hippotherapy in August 2006. Unable to walk, follow and strength continued to improve, as did his ability
simple directions, communicate, or separate from his to successfully separate from his parents without tears
but with the beginning verbalizations of “yeah!” He
parents, treatment got off to a slow start. Although
Vincent was never afraid of his horse, Blaze, he would began to understand and follow directions, even
climb on his own horse. It didn’t take long for
be distraught when he left his parent’s side and his
crocodile tears poured down his cheeks, as if a faucet Vincent to take off. He began walking independently,
and even running. In
had been turned on.
June of 2007 he won the
Attempting to stay out of
school physical therapy
sight so Vincent would
award for “Most
learn to calm himself,
Improved” and took
his parents would hide
home a trophy almost as
behind the tack room, a
big as himself.
tree, or peer out from
Vincent’s dad demonthe office window. Each
strated his appreciation
time the treatment team
for our program by
rounded the corner of
donating his time and
the arena they would
expertise in lighting and
catch glimpses of his
sound for our Second
parent’s faces steeped in
Annual Save Chatsworth
determination to help
Blaze, Vincent VanDyke and Joann Benjamin
Barn Dance last spring.
Vincent move ahead.
Vincent continues to participate in Hippotherapy,
Soon Vincent got interested in watching his horse
working on higher level cognitive and communication
eat the apple or carrot that his mom would bring to
skills, increased physical challenges, and motor
his session. Eventually, Vincent began signing the
planning. There are on occasion a few tears shed
word for “horse” and “eat,” and then one day mom
during a session, but now they are the tears of joy
reported that Vincent communicated that he wanted
shared by the treatment team.
to bring a treat for the “horse” to “eat.” And so,
Vincent began to blossom and one day he came to
Join in the
Sunny Fun
at Ride On’s
Summer Camp
is Physical, Occupational or Speech Therapy using
the movement of the horse as a catalyst to improve
functions such as balance, postural control,
sensory integration, communication, mobility,
strength and behavior. It is most effective for
children (over the age of 2) or adults with mild to
severe movement or sensory challenges.
Examples include diagnoses of autism, brain
injury, cerebral palsy, developmental delay,
mobility impairments, sensory processing
disorders or stroke. It is not learning how to
ride-the therapy sessions focus on reducing
impairments and improving function. If you
have a disability and want to learn how to ride a
horse, our therapeutic riding program emphasizes
riding skills and recreation.
For more information about Therapy Services
e-mail Joann@rideon.org or download a
brochure from our website.
Ride On
Board of Directors
GLORIA HAMBLIN, FOUNDER
Frank Greico, President
Wyatt McCrea, Treasurer
Melissa Roghani, Secretary
Maureen Levitt
Jeff Foster
Jan Drake
William Keane
Mark Terry
Mike Murphy
Mark Frankcom
Megan Cottier
Ride On Staff
Dustin Goodwin paints a patient Ride On therapy horse.
Spots are filling up fast for our Summer Camp Program which will be held for 2 weeks at the Thousand Oaks
ranch and for 1 week in Chatsworth. Anyone 7 years or older can sign up for a fun filled week of horse care,
riding and crafts. The camp will run from 8.30am until 1.30pm Monday - Friday and the cost is $275 per
week. Please call Gloria at 805.375.9078 for more information or to sign up.
Thousand Oaks June 16—20 and June 23—27
Chatsworth June 23—27
Bryan McQueeney
Gloria Hamblin
Sara Jones
Linda Eviston
Pat UpdeGraff
Lynn Leonard
Danielle Patton
Megan McQueeney
Roxanne Raksnys
Brie Wilson
Joann Benjamin
Ruth Stern
Brooke Hampton
Patty Taylor
Melinda Mark
Trudy Epstein
Tio Ayala
Executive Director
Program Director
Assistant Director
Development Director
Office Manager - Chatsworth
NARHA Reg Instructor
NARHA Reg Instructor
NARHA Reg Instructor
Instructor and Caretaker
Instructor
Director of Hippotherapy PT, HPCS
Physical Therapist
Physical Therapist
Physical Therapist
Physical Therapist
Occupational Therapist, HPCS
Facilities Maintenance
A Therapeutic Riding Program for all those with disabilities and their families.
Ride On
Ride On
Volunteers
RED RIBBON
Microsoft, Sanjay and Michelle Pandit
YELLOW RIBBON
Peter and Mary Mascia, Bryan McQueeney and Gloria Hamblin, Mark and Nancy Terry
PURPLE RIBBON
Volunteers are vital to Ride On.Lindsay Giebel, Caroline
Reimal, Ekeila Christopher, Zoe Cedeio
We need volunteers to:
• Groom and tack horses
• Lead horses or walk beside riders with
poor balance
• Help with fundraising and office work,
special events, ranch work and gardening.
No previous experience is necessary – we hold a 3
hour volunteer training session every month and
you will be taught everything you need to know.
Anyone 14 years or older can volunteer – we ask that
you commit to a 1-4 hour time slot each week for
continuity. If you are interested in volunteering
please come by one of the ranches and observe a
lesson. Wherever your talents lie, there s a place for
you to help others at Ride On!
Ride On’s Assistant Director, Sara Jones and
Instructor Roxanne Raksnys Wave to the
Crowd During the Conejo Valley Days Parade
Barry and Bridget Adelman, Dick and Colleen Boogaard, Brownson Family,
Kevin and Kathy Corbett, Manie and Ruth Ellis, Entertainment Industry Foundation,
ETI Corral 54, Martyn and Diana Glover, Susan Grossman, Rick and Suzanne King,
Wyatt and Lisa McCrea, Barry Nadell, Presidio Financial, Ernest
and Denise Schatz, Bill and Pat UpdeGraff
The Diamond Horseshoe Club is comprised of distinguished individuals, businesses,
organizations and leaders who wish to help expand Ride On services to physically
and mentally disabled children and adults. For more information about the
Diamond Horseshoe Club please call Bryan McQueeney.
Ride On Students Bring Home Plenty
of Ribbons from CALNET Horseshow
Months of hard work and practice paid off for our
team of riders and horses which did an outstanding
job at this years CALNET Horseshow for riders with
disabilities. 31 Ride On students and 12 horses spent
the weekend competing in classes including
equitation, pole bending, obstacle and dressage at
various skill levels from walk only to intermediate
canter. Many of our riders placed in the top three in
their class and Rob Murphy and Michele Mika both
won high point for the advanced canter and
intermediate canter divisions.
A huge thank you to all of our wonderful
volunteers and instructors that spent the weekend
grooming, tacking, side walking, coaching and
supporting our riders. It is truly a team effort and we
are proud of each and every one of our riders.
Michele Mika Proudly Shows her Blue Ribbon
Ride On
A Therapeutic Riding Program for all those with disabilities and their families.
Ride On to Host Level I
Hippotherapy Course
Organic
Flowers Benefit
Ride On
If you want to send beautiful organic flowers to
that special someone in your life and help Ride On,
check out Wisteria Lane Florists. Owned and run by
Sherene Hulugalle, a parent of one of our riders, her
flowers are grown in a manner that is gentle on the
Earth and safeguards the well-being of farm workers,
wildlife and the ecology using the best certified
sustainable practices including Organic and Veriflora.
Not only that but a portion of the proceeds from the
sale of her arrangements support Ride On and
various other non-profit organizations. Check out
the website www.wisterialaneflowershop.com or
call 1.888.345.6101.
Reducing Our
Carbon
Hoofprint
If you were wondering why you hadn’t heard from
us for a while we are cutting back on producing the
printed newsletter and are trying to take advantage of
electronic communication. We have started sending
out announcements and small newsletters via e-mail if you would like your address added to our list please
visit our website and click on the link or e-mail
sara@rideon.org. It is really easy and automatic to
unsubscribe should you ever change your mind! Our
website is www.rideon.org.
Ride On will be hosting a Level I Equine Skills
and Hippotherapy Treatment Principles workshop
from October 16-19 2008 at our Chatsworth location.
The workshop is designed for physical, speech and
occupational therapists interested in utilizing
Hippotherapy as a treatment strategy.
Equine Skills is a 1-day hands-on workshop for
therapists with minimal to no horse experience in
non-mounted equine skills. Participants will work in
teams of 2-3, with an opportunity for learning,
practice and feedback.
Course objectives include: interpreting the body
language of the horse; recognizing desirable
conformation, soundness, movement qualities, gaits
of the horse and signs of burnout; performing
grooming, tacking, leading, ground handling and
kind and humane treatment.
Hippotherapy treatment principles is 2-day
curriculum and therapeutic riding instructors,
administrators and others interested in HPOT
principles are also welcome to attend.
Course objectives include: history and
development of HPOT, understanding horse’s
movement and the interaction of horse/human, horse
suitability, appropriate horse handling, tack and
equipment selection, safety principles, patient and
horse selection, precautions and contraindications,
patient evaluation, maximizing the effects of equine
movement including school figures and movement
progression, the role of the HPOT team members,
business aspects, and current research.
The workshop will be taught by Joann Benjamin
and Ruth Dismuke-Blakely and will cost $375 for
each or $700 for both workshops.
Ride On provides the only accredited Hippotherapy
program in Ventura and Los Angeles Counties. More
information and a registration form are available for
download on our website www.rideon.org.
Our Wish List
With the exciting purchase of our new
home in the San Fernando Valley
comes a new wish list! If you can help
with any of the following please call
Bryan at 805.375.9078
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400 Amp Electrical Service and
Arena Lighting
Install 2” Irrigation Pipe and
Arena Watering System
New Heating and Air
Conditioning
Landscape Design
Architect Services and Drafting
Conditional Use Permit
Facilitation
Fill Dirt and Finish Grading
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Tack Room Construction and
Building Materials
2 x 20 Stall Barns
Office Desks x 4
Conference Table and Chairs
500 cubic yds clean fill
400 cubic yds compactable base
350 cubic yds arena sand
1,000 linear feet railroad ties
36 - 12’ pipe panels
1 7/8”rail x 5 rails x 5’
42 - 24’ pipe panels
1 7/8” rail x 5 rails x 5’
4,000 square foot classroom,
therapy room, caretaker living
quarters addition
A Therapeutic Riding Program for all those with disabilities and their families.
Welcome
New Staff
We are very happy to welcome Roxanne Raksnys
and Brie Wilson to our team of Instructors at Ride
On. Roxanne is a Redondo Beach native and
started riding at age 10. She was an active member
of the
Portuguese
Bend Pony
Club until
2003. She
competed in
three-day
eventing,
jumpers and
dressage and
had trained
under
Olympic and
Grand Prix
Roxanne Raksnys and Bjorn
riders—
Kathleen Raine, Mark Watring, Jill Walton and
Edgar Pagan. Now a U.S.P.C. graduate, Roxanne is a
part of the Camino Real Regional Staff as a certified
instructor, examiner and advisor. When describing
herself, Roxanne says she is like a Clydsedale—she’s
laid-back, but hard working!
We are also happy to have Brie Wilson join the
instructor
team at
our
Thousand
Oaks
facility.
Brie has
been a
dedicated
volunteer
and
supporter
of Ride On
Brie Wilson and Oakley
since she
was old enough to get involved. She is a great horse
woman and has a wonderfully positive and bright
attitude which is infectious with our riders. We
would also like to welcome Joan Hise as Barn
Manager and Antonio Jaeckel as Assistant Instructor –
together they all make an awesome team at our
Thousand Oaks facility, come out and meet them
sometime!
Ride On
Thanks to . . .
Donors $25,000 and above Weingart Foundation, Mr. David H. Murdock, Conejo Recreation and Park
District $10,000 and above Lucky Brand Foundation, Scott Griswold, Harriet H. Samuelsson Foundation,
Variety—The Children’s Charity, Mark and Nancy Terry, $5,000 and above Bryan McQueeney and Gloria
Hamblin, Michelle and Tad Kaplan, Help Youth Charities Fund, Marie and Paul McDonough Foundation,
Michelle and Sanjay Pandit, Microsoft, Steve and Kimberly Freed, Margaret and Mark Frankcom $2,500
and above Kenneth Seaton, Henry W. Bull Foundation, California Water Service, Barry Nadell, Theresa
Wilson, Paul and Stephanie Strong, Charlene Pineda, John Tamborelli, Karen Freed, Tami Hoag, Affinity Bank,
Leslie Kennard, Kevin and Kathy Corbett, Bill and Pat UpdeGraff, Susan Grossman, Melissa Roghani, Tamara
Friend $1,000 and above Thomas Hertel, City of Los Angeles, Janine Evans-Peck, Laura and Alan Davy,
California Community Foundation, Target, Roger Gunn, Westlake Village Junior Women’s Club, Ladd and
Melody Skinner, Tag Along Farm, Interscholastic Equestrian League, Ascension Lutheran Church Foundation,
Encino Women’s Club, Bob Mair, Marilyn Vail, Fred Solomon, Ernest and Denise Schatz, El Campeon Farms,
McMaster Family, Material Distributor Company, Aaroe Associates Charitable Foundation, Wells Fargo Bank,
Amigo Grads, ETI Corral 54, Ventura County Community Foundation, Entertainment Industry Foundation,
Thoroughbred Charities of America, Lawrence Goldman, Sheryl Lewanda, Mary and Peter Mascia, Sherene
Hulugalle, Louise Vertefeuille, Joseph and Debra Taylor, Steven Scheinkman, Wilfriede Van Assche, Abraham
Gohari, Steve and Cathy Davis, Laura and Alan Davy, Wyatt and Lisa McCrea, Eric and Darla Christensen, Anke
Magnussen, Robert Joseph, Wells Fargo Foundation, Clay and Kristen Breuner, Ken Harges Plastering Co, Gloria
Alaniz, Baxter International Foundation, $500 and above Martin Auctioneers, Ken Nitz, Presidio Financial,
Lance Helfert, Margaret Rulon-Miller, Barry and Bridget Adelman, Pinecrest Schools, Robert Joseph, Charles
and Ruth Benage, Mary and Paul Gentry, John and Sandra Mastromonaco, Steve and Micki Mastromonaco,
Steve and Micki Perron, Quarles and Brady LLP, Dennis and Betty Lee, Karen Levine, Jack and Melissa
Berenstein, Beverly and Don Rohrer, Olivier and Rachelle Dior, Renee Marsden, Linda Van Zeyl, Kelley Johnson,
Evelina and Steven Yuster, Ramona Moloski, Long Island Community Foundation, Amgen Foundation,
Maureen and Gary Levitt, Tracy and Jimmy Williams, Dennis and Betty Lee, ETI Corral 37, Lynelle and Mark
Henninger, Betsie Blaznek, Earl B. Gilmore Foundation
We have so many people that have donated to us in so many ways that it is
becoming difficult to name everyone -thank you to each and every person that has
helped Ride On - you know who you are!
Upcoming Events 2008 Schedule
June 14-16
NARHA On Site Registered
Workshop and Certification
Summer Camp - Thousand Oaks
June 16-20
June 23-27
Summer Camp - Thousand Oaks
and Chatsworth
3rd Annual Chatsworth Barn Dance
June 28
July 18-20
NARHA Region 11 Conference
Books in the Barn Thousand Oaks
July 26
Volunteer Picnic
August 23
Sept 20
Day of the Horse Conejo Valley
Sept 27
Ride On Annual Fundraiser
October 16-19 Level I AHA Approved
Hippotherapy Equine Skills and
Treatment Principles
October 20
Core Connection Course
Spring Session II CH April 19th - June 21st
Spring Session II TO April 19th - June 14th
Summer Camp TO June 16th - June 20th
June 23rd - June 27th
Summer Camp CH June 23rd - June 27th
Summer Break TO July 1st - July 5th
Summer Break CH July 1st - July 5th
Summer Session I July 8th - August 23rd
Summer Break II
August 24th - Sept 7th
Fall Session I
Sept 9th - October 25th
Fall Session II
Oct 28th - December 20th
Thanksgiving Break Nov 24th - Nov 29th
Winter Break
Dec 23rd - January 5 2009
CH - Chatsworth TO - Thousand Oaks
Volunteers are needed during breaks as well as regular sessions to assist with horse care. Please call the
office for specific times and dates.
Ride On
NONPROFIT ORG.
U.S. POSTAGE
PAID
Therapeutic Horsemanship
CANOGA PARK,CA
PERMIT NO. 147
In the San Fernando Valley
21126 Chatsworth Street
Chatsworth CA 91311
Tel No (818) 700-2971
Fax No (818)700-7803
gloria@rideon.org
In the Conejo Valley
401 Ronel Court
Newbury Park CA 91320
Tel No (805) 375-9078
Fax No (805) 375-8640
sara@rideon.org
In Partnership with Conejo
Recreation and Park District
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A 501 (C)(3) non-profit corporation. Tax ID: 95-4465783
Ride On is a Premier Accredited Riding Center of the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association
SAVE THE DATE!
Celebrate with
Ride On at a fun
western evening
in the Air Force One Pavilion
at the Ronald Reagan
Presidential Library.
For more information please
contact Sara@rideon.org,
call 805.375.9078
or visit our website at
www.rideon.org
SEPTEMBER 27, 2008
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