HEALING STRIDES OF VIRGINIA
Programs
Program 1 [2020]
THERAPEUTIC RIDING HORSEMANSHIP PROGRAM: 2020 HAS BEEN A VERY CHALLENGING TIME FOR EVERYONE. WE HAD TO CLOSE ON MARCH 17TH WITH 204 PEOPLE ENROLLED FOR WEEKLY SERVICE. AS THE YEAR PROGRESSED, WE FOUND WAYS TO ACCOMMODATE ALL GUIDELINES WHILE SERVING SOME OF OUR CLIENTS WITH A 5 PHASE RE-OPENING PLAN. IT HAS TAKEN OVER A YEAR TO REBUILD AND WE ARE STILL NOT AT THE SAME LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT WE HAD BEEN. RESEARCH IS CONTINUING TO SHOW THAT THERAPEUTIC RIDING HORSEMANSHIP IS BENEFICIAL TO POPULATIONS WITH COGNITIVE, PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL DISABILITIES. DECREASING TRAUMA TRIGGERS, ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, HYPERACTIVITY, TO INCREASES IN CONCENTRATION, FOCUS AND CONFIDENCE ARE MORE OF THE OUTCOMES WE SEE. WE KNOW THAT THE STRENGTH OF THE TRUNK, CORE, LEGS AND SHOULDER MUSCLES, ALONG WITH A POSITIVE CHANGE IN COGNITIVE PROCESSING, BEHAVIOR AND ATTENTION SPAN INCREASES WITH THERAPEUTIC RIDING HORSEMANSHIP. IN 2020 WE ENDED THE YEAR SERVING 30 WEEKS OF THE YEAR INTERACTING WITH APPROXIMATELY 75 INDIVIDUALS, ON AVERAGE, A WEEK. KNOWING THAT OUR OBJECTIVES WERE TO SEE LESS ANXIETY, DEPRESSION AND FEAR, THE THREE STATED REASONS IN 2020 THAT PEOPLE WANTED TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR PROGRAM.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$494KProgram 2 [2020]
WE WERE EXCITED THAT WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE OUR 5 PHASE RE- OPENING PLAN APPROVED BY OUR LOCAL HOSPITAL. BECAUSE WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE HOSPITAL TO APPROVE THIS PLAN WE WERE ABLE TO KEEP SERVING IN OUR HIPPOTHERAPY PROGRAM. HIPPOTHERAPY PROGRAM: HIPPOTHERAPY IS A FORM OF THERAPY USING THE CADENCE AND MOVEMENT OF THE HORSE AS A VIABLE SURFACE TO ENCOURAGE AND MOTIVATE CLIENTS TO REACH PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND SPEECH THERAPY GOALS. A HIPPOTHERAPY TEAM CONSISTS OF A PHYSICAL THERAPIST, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST OR SPEECH THERAPIST, A CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR AND AN EQUINE PARTNER. HIPPOTHERAPY CONSISTS OF TWO 12 WEEK SESSIONS PER YEAR.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided––Program 3 [2020]
MENTAL HEALTH/EDUCATIONAL/COACHING PROGRAM: THIS PROGRAM SERVES PARTICIPANTS THAT HAVE A DIAGNOSIS OR PERSONAL CHALLENGE OR PERSONAL GROWTH DEVELOPMENT AREA THAT NEEDS INTERVENTION SUCH AS PSYCHOTHERAPY, EDUCATION OR COACHING. PARTICIPANTS RANGE FROM CHILDREN WITH TRAUMA TO ADULTS WHO NEED HELP IN LEARNING PARENTING SKILLS, TO ANY AGE THAT NEEDS TO LEARN LIFE SKILLS. WE FOCUS ON CREATING A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIP THAT ALLOWS THE PARTICIPANT TO MAKE THE NEEDED CHANGE TO REACH THEIR GOALS. OUR BASE PARTICIPANTS ARE TYPICALLY PEOPLE FROM AGES 10-65 THAT HAVE BEEN IN TYPICAL THERAPY WITHOUT SUCCESS AND NEED A NEW APPROACH TO BEING OPEN TO THERAPY AND EDUCATION/COACHING. WE WORK WITH LICENSED PROFESSIONALS AND TEACHERS, CERTIFIED COACHES AND EQUINE SPECIALISTS TO PROVIDE THIS SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY. 2020 WAS ONE OF THE HARDEST YEARS IN OUR LIFETIME FOR OUR MENTAL WELLNESS. THERE HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS JUMP IN NEEDED SERVICES. THE THREE BIGGEST REFERRALS ARE FOR FEAR, DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY ONLY TO BE FOLLOWED BY LACK OF SOCIALIZATION OPPORTUNITIES, WHICH CREATES PROBLEMS FOR BOTH ADULTS AND CHILDREN ALIKE. THESE ARE TYPICALLY 12-16 WEEK INTERVENTIONS THAT WE ARE ABLE TO PROMOTE CHANGE FOR OUR CLIENTS. WE HAVE ADDED EQUINE ASSISTED PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP COACHING TO OUR PURVIEW AND ARE ENGAGING IN HELPING BUILD ENGAGEMENT FOR OUR LOCAL COUNTIES AND BUSINESSES, AS IT HAS BEEN FOUND THAT DURING COVID AND THE RESTRICTIONS THAT WERE PLACED FOR SAFETY REASONS, THAT BUSINESSES NEEDED TO REDISCOVER HOW TO CONNECT WITH THEIR TEAMS. WE ARE HARNESSING THE POWER OF THE COMMON THREAD OF LEADING HORSES TO LEADING PEOPLE. IT HAS BEEN A VERY SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided––
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