PROGRAMS WERE DEVELOPED TO TEACH CHILDREN AND ADULTS PROPER CARE, USE, TRAINING AND SELECTION OF HORSES, ANIMAL WELFARE, STABLE MANAGEMENT AND TO IMPROVE HORSEMANSHIP SKILLS. 76 EDUCATIONAL AND ATHLETIC EVENTS WERE HELD. AT LEAST 179 VOLUNTEERS DONATED THEIR TIME FOR A TOTAL NUMBER OF VOLUNTEER HOURS IN EXCESS OF 4,350. GMHA STAFF PARTICIPATED IN CONFERENCES DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF EDUCATIONAL AND COMPETITIVE EQUESTRIAN EVENTS, TRAIL PRESERVATION AND MAINTENANCE, AND THE GROWING EQUESTRIAN RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE STATE OF VERMONT.