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Monday, February 23, 2009

We Can Ride Hosts MN State NARHA Conference

Saturday We Can Ride hosted the 2009 MN State NARHA Conference at the U of MN Leatherdale Equine Center. While it was a small conference this year, it was packed with great information. Attendants began the afternoon with a private tour of the University's Equine Center which showed off the facility's top of the line equipment, much of which is limited to very few locations in the nation.

Following the tour, We Can Ride Instructor/Therapist, Tina Phelps, presented the group some thoughts on Risk Assessment for both in the barn/arena and for life in general.

We ended the afternoon with a presentation by Therapists Doug Merz and Kathy Simcox on the Practical Application of Hippotherapy on the Neurologically Impaired. This final presentation included a practical demonstration in the arena with horses and riders.

Overall the conference was a success and provided instructors with some continuing education hours as well as a look at the new equine center. Now that the winter is coming to a close (can you believe that) it's nice to get back in gear and start thinking about equine assisted activities again. We hope to have a State Conference in the future so keep an eye out for news on the next one!

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